pylance standardization

src/window/welcome.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Filename: welcome.py
 Description: Welcome dialog for FLARES
+Note: Compliant with pylance strict type checking
 
 Author: Tyler de Zeeuw
 License: GPL-3.0
@@ -9,13 +10,13 @@ License: GPL-3.0
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QTextBrowser, QVBoxLayout, QLabel, QDialog, QHBoxLayout, QPushButton
 from PySide6.QtGui import QDesktopServices, QIcon
 from PySide6.QtCore import QUrl
-from PySide6.QtNetwork import QNetworkAccessManager, QNetworkRequest
+from PySide6.QtNetwork import QNetworkAccessManager, QNetworkRequest, QNetworkReply
 
 from src.shared.shareddata import APP_NAME, CURRENT_VERSION, CHANGELOG_URL, resource_path
 
 
 class WelcomeDialog(QDialog):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, direct=True, first=False):
+    def __init__(self, parent: QDialog | None = None, direct: bool = True, first: bool = False):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self.setWindowTitle(f"What's New - {APP_NAME.upper()}")
         self.setMinimumSize(550, 450)
@@ -64,10 +65,10 @@ class WelcomeDialog(QDialog):
         self.network_manager.get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl(CHANGELOG_URL)))
 
 
-    def _on_download_complete(self, reply):
+    def _on_download_complete(self, reply: QNetworkReply) -> None:
         """Processes the downloaded markdown and drops it into the view frame."""
         if reply.error() == reply.NetworkError.NoError:
-            raw_bytes = reply.readAll()
+            raw_bytes = reply.readAll().data()
 
             # Convert raw bytes to standard text string
             markdown_text = str(raw_bytes, encoding='utf-8')