From 73a2c1551996ca8e818e63f444b23de24872a552 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Baumgartner <pete@lincolnloop.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 02:12:00 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Patch for older pythons

---
 goodconf/__init__.py | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/goodconf/__init__.py b/goodconf/__init__.py
index 093eb5e..0425d5c 100644
--- a/goodconf/__init__.py
+++ b/goodconf/__init__.py
@@ -124,7 +124,13 @@ def type_to_str(tp: Type[Any]) -> str:
         return f"Optional[{type_to_str(non_none_args[0])}]"
 
     if origin:  # Generic or special type like Union, Literal, etc.
-        type_name = origin.__name__
+        # Python 3.8 - 3.9 compatibility
+        if hasattr(origin, '__name__'):
+            type_name = origin.__name__
+        else:
+            # Attempt to get a readable name for special forms
+            type_name = repr(origin).replace('typing.', '')
+
         args_str = ", ".join(type_to_str(arg) for arg in args)
         return f"{type_name}[{args_str}]"
     return str(tp)  # Fallback for any other type