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+from typing import Any, Tuple, Union
+
+from flask import Response as FlaskResponse
+from werkzeug.wrappers import Response as WerkzeugResponse
+
+# type to represent any of the used/plausible return types
+AnyResponse = Union[
+    FlaskResponse,
+    str,
+    Tuple[str, int],
+    WerkzeugResponse,
+    Tuple[FlaskResponse, int],
+    Tuple[WerkzeugResponse, int],
+]