diff --git a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/geometry.pyi b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/geometry.pyi
index 4814310b6e..b1b86b8b75 100644
--- a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/geometry.pyi
+++ b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/geometry.pyi
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from typing import (
 
 from pygame import Rect, FRect
 from pygame.typing import Point, RectLike, SequenceLike
-from .rect import Rect, FRect
 from .math import Vector2
 
 _CanBeCircle = Union[Circle, Tuple[Point, float], SequenceLike[float]]
diff --git a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/typing.pyi b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/typing.pyi
index 45d793a4ac..531a037fb4 100644
--- a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/typing.pyi
+++ b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/typing.pyi
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ __all__ = [
 
 import sys
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import IO, Callable, Tuple, Union, TypeVar, Protocol
+from typing import IO, Callable, Tuple, Union, TypeVar, Protocol, TypeAlias
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
     from os import PathLike as _PathProtocol
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ else:
 
 
 # For functions that take a file name
-_PathLike = Union[str, bytes, _PathProtocol[str], _PathProtocol[bytes]]
+_PathLike: TypeAlias = Union[str, bytes, _PathProtocol[str], _PathProtocol[bytes]]
 # Most pygame functions that take a file argument should be able to handle a FileLike type
-FileLike = Union[_PathLike, IO[bytes], IO[str]]
+FileLike: TypeAlias = Union[_PathLike, IO[bytes], IO[str]]
 
 _T_co = TypeVar("_T_co", covariant=True)
 
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ class SequenceLike(Protocol[_T_co]):
 
 # Pygame handles float without errors in most cases where a point is expected,
 # usually rounding to int. Also, 'Union[int, float] == float'
-Point = SequenceLike[float]
+Point: TypeAlias = SequenceLike[float]
 # This is used where ints are strictly required
-IntPoint = SequenceLike[int]
+IntPoint: TypeAlias = SequenceLike[int]
 
-ColorLike = Union[int, str, SequenceLike[int]]
+ColorLike: TypeAlias = Union[int, str, SequenceLike[int]]
 
 
 class _HasRectAttribute(Protocol):
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ class _HasRectAttribute(Protocol):
     def rect(self) -> Union["RectLike", Callable[[], "RectLike"]]: ...
 
 
-RectLike = Union[SequenceLike[float], SequenceLike[Point], _HasRectAttribute]
+RectLike: TypeAlias = Union[SequenceLike[float], SequenceLike[Point], _HasRectAttribute]
 
 
 # cleanup namespace
-del sys, abstractmethod, IO, Callable, Tuple, Union, TypeVar, Protocol
+del sys, abstractmethod, IO, Callable, Tuple, Union, TypeVar, Protocol, TypeAlias
diff --git a/src_py/__init__.py b/src_py/__init__.py
index 5f7e540547..c227a9e55e 100644
--- a/src_py/__init__.py
+++ b/src_py/__init__.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     except (FileNotFoundError, ValueError):
         pass
 
+    d = ""  # define variable here so that we can consistently delete it
     for d in dll_parents:
         # adding to PATH is the legacy way, os.add_dll_directory is the new
         # and recommended method. For extra safety we do both
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
         os.add_dll_directory(d)
 
     # cleanup namespace
-    del pygame_dir, dll_parents
+    del pygame_dir, dll_parents, d
 
 # when running under X11, always set the SDL window WM_CLASS to make the
 #   window managers correctly match the pygame window.
diff --git a/src_py/typing.py b/src_py/typing.py
index 45d793a4ac..531a037fb4 100644
--- a/src_py/typing.py
+++ b/src_py/typing.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import sys
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import IO, Callable, Tuple, Union, TypeVar, Protocol
+from typing import IO, Callable, Tuple, Union, TypeVar, Protocol, TypeAlias
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
     from os import PathLike as _PathProtocol
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ def __fspath__(self) -> _AnyStr_co: ...
 
 
 # For functions that take a file name
-_PathLike = Union[str, bytes, _PathProtocol[str], _PathProtocol[bytes]]
+_PathLike: TypeAlias = Union[str, bytes, _PathProtocol[str], _PathProtocol[bytes]]
 # Most pygame functions that take a file argument should be able to handle a FileLike type
-FileLike = Union[_PathLike, IO[bytes], IO[str]]
+FileLike: TypeAlias = Union[_PathLike, IO[bytes], IO[str]]
 
 _T_co = TypeVar("_T_co", covariant=True)
 
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ def __len__(self) -> int: ...
 
 # Pygame handles float without errors in most cases where a point is expected,
 # usually rounding to int. Also, 'Union[int, float] == float'
-Point = SequenceLike[float]
+Point: TypeAlias = SequenceLike[float]
 # This is used where ints are strictly required
-IntPoint = SequenceLike[int]
+IntPoint: TypeAlias = SequenceLike[int]
 
-ColorLike = Union[int, str, SequenceLike[int]]
+ColorLike: TypeAlias = Union[int, str, SequenceLike[int]]
 
 
 class _HasRectAttribute(Protocol):
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ class _HasRectAttribute(Protocol):
     def rect(self) -> Union["RectLike", Callable[[], "RectLike"]]: ...
 
 
-RectLike = Union[SequenceLike[float], SequenceLike[Point], _HasRectAttribute]
+RectLike: TypeAlias = Union[SequenceLike[float], SequenceLike[Point], _HasRectAttribute]
 
 
 # cleanup namespace
-del sys, abstractmethod, IO, Callable, Tuple, Union, TypeVar, Protocol
+del sys, abstractmethod, IO, Callable, Tuple, Union, TypeVar, Protocol, TypeAlias