Index: renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/color.py
===================================================================
--- renpy-8.5.0-source.orig/renpy/color.py
+++ renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/color.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-from typing import final, overload
+from typing import final, overload, ForwardRef
 
 import re
 import colorsys
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ _LONG_COLOR_STRING_RE = re.compile(
     r"#?([0-9a-fA-F]{2})([0-9a-fA-F]{2})([0-9a-fA-F]{2})([0-9a-fA-F]{2})?",
 )
 
-type ColorLike = "Color" | tuple[int, int, int, int] | tuple[int, int, int] | str
+type ColorLike = ForwardRef("Color") | tuple[int, int, int, int] | tuple[int, int, int] | str
 """
 The color, in one of the standard formats Ren'Py understands. These are:
 - A Color object.
@@ -409,11 +409,11 @@ class Color(tuple[int, int, int, int]):
 
     __rmul__ = __mul__  # type: ignore
 
-    def _interpolate_tuple[T: tuple](self, a: T, b: T, fraction: float) -> T:
+    def _interpolate_tuple(self, a: tuple, b: tuple, fraction: float) -> tuple:
         i = self._interpolate_num
         return type(a)(tuple(i(ac, bc, fraction) for ac, bc in zip(a, b)))
 
-    def _interpolate_num[T: (float, int)](self, a: T, b: T, fraction: float) -> T:
+    def _interpolate_num(self, a: int | float, b: int | float, fraction: float) -> int | float:
         return type(a)(a + (b - a) * fraction)
 
     def interpolate(self, other: ColorLike, fraction: float) -> "Color":
Index: renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/cslots.pyi
===================================================================
--- renpy-8.5.0-source.orig/renpy/cslots.pyi
+++ renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/cslots.pyi
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 # OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
+from typing import TypeVar, Generic
+
 class Object:
     linenumber: int
     "If known, the line number of the object in the source file."
@@ -45,7 +47,9 @@ class Object:
         and setting all slots to the default, breaking reference cycles.
         """
 
-class Slot[T]:
+T = TypeVar('T')
+
+class Slot(Generic(T)):
     number: int
     "A number assigned to this slot."
 
Index: renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/easy.py
===================================================================
--- renpy-8.5.0-source.orig/renpy/easy.py
+++ renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/easy.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 """Functions that make the user's life easier."""
 
-from typing import Any, Callable
+from typing import Any, Callable, ParamSpec, TypeVar
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 
 import contextlib
@@ -262,7 +262,10 @@ def split_properties(properties: dict[st
     return rv
 
 
-def to_list[T](value: T | Iterable[T], copy: bool = False) -> list[T]:
+T = TypeVar('T')
+
+
+def to_list(value: T | Iterable[T], copy: bool = False) -> list[T]:
     """
     If the value is an iterable, turns it into a list, otherwise wraps it into one.
     If a list is provided and `copy` is True, a new list will be returned.
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ def to_list[T](value: T | Iterable[T], c
         return [value]
 
 
-def to_tuple[T](value: T | Iterable[T]) -> tuple[T, ...]:
+def to_tuple(value: T | Iterable[T]) -> tuple[T, ...]:
     """
     Same as to_list, but with tuples.
     """
@@ -299,7 +302,11 @@ def to_tuple[T](value: T | Iterable[T])
         return (value,)
 
 
-def run_callbacks[**P, R](
+P = ParamSpec('P')
+R = TypeVar('R')
+
+
+def run_callbacks(
     cb: Callable[P, R] | list[Callable[P, R]] | None,
     *args: P.args,
     **kwargs: P.kwargs,
Index: renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/display/position.py
===================================================================
--- renpy-8.5.0-source.orig/renpy/display/position.py
+++ renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/display/position.py
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@
 # OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-from typing import final, overload, SupportsIndex, Any
+from typing import final, overload, SupportsIndex, Any, TypeVar
 
 from renpy.types import Position
 
 
+T = TypeVar('T', int, float, "absolute")
+
+
 @final
 class absolute(float):
     """
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ class absolute(float):
 
     @overload
     @staticmethod
-    def compute_raw[T: ("int | float | absolute")](value: T, room: float) -> T: ...
+    def compute_raw(value: T, room: float) -> T: ...
 
     @staticmethod
     def compute_raw(value: Position, room: float) -> "int | float | absolute":
Index: renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/types.py
===================================================================
--- renpy-8.5.0-source.orig/renpy/types.py
+++ renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/types.py
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@
 # be inconvenient.
 
 import renpy
+from typing import ForwardRef
 
-type Displayable = renpy.display.displayable.Displayable
+type Displayable = ForwardRef('renpy.display.displayable.Displayable')
 
-type DisplayableLike = Displayable | str | list[str] | renpy.color.Color
+type DisplayableLike = Displayable | str | list[str] | ForwardRef('renpy.color.Color')
 """
 This describes anything that Ren'Py considers to be a displayable.
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ Apart from Displayable itself, this coul
 - renpy.color.Color object.
 """
 
-type Position = int | float | renpy.display.position.absolute | renpy.display.position.position
+type Position = int | float | ForwardRef('renpy.display.position.absolute') | ForwardRef('renpy.display.position.position')
 """
 This describes a position, which can be one of:
 - An integer - treated as pixels from the top left corner of the area.
Index: renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/__init__.py
===================================================================
--- renpy-8.5.0-source.orig/renpy/__init__.py
+++ renpy-8.5.0-source/renpy/__init__.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ backup_blacklist = {
     "renpy.test.testreporter",
     "renpy.test.testsettings",
     "renpy.tfd",
+    "renpy.types",
     "renpy.gl2",
     "renpycoverage",
 }
@@ -245,9 +246,13 @@ name_blacklist = {
     "renpy.savelocation.disk_lock",
     "renpy.character.TAG_RE",
+    "renpy.color.ColorLike",
     "renpy.display.im.cache",
+    "renpy.display.position.Position",
     "renpy.display.render.main_thread",
     "renpy.display.render.blit_lock",
     "renpy.display.render.IDENTITY",
+    "renpy.easy.Displayable",
+    "renpy.easy.DisplayableLike",
     "renpy.loader.auto_lock",
     "renpy.display.screen.cprof",
     "renpy.audio.audio.lock",