Add type hints

[willfurnass]

As of Python 3.5 one can annotate function definitions with the types of parameters and return values: https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html

Benefits of including type hints in Python code:

• A better understanding of what a function does can be gained from reading just the function declaration.
• Static type checking tooling e.g. mypy can warn of type incompatibilities, saving you from discovering type issues at runtime. Many IDEs now include mypy support (e.g. VS Code)
• Tooling exists to insert typing info into API docs, negating the need to include type info as essentially free text in docstrings.

I think MuMoT would benefit from adopting type hints