Precisely. Until my autocomplete, syntax highlighting, and linting engines recognize it, I'll pass.
I think y'all might be getting a bit up in arms about a non-issue. Seasoned glommers (and experienced Pythonists), will almost always be using T: http://glom.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api.html#object-oriente...
While mentioned in the post, it's not front-and-center because that's the sort of Python superpower that can look scary to less-experienced devs.
As a simple example, you get some syntax checking.