diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 8a2f8b4a2..5f65a3832 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ kenden
 Nickolay Yudin <kelciour@gmail.com>
 neitrinoweb <github.com/neitrinoweb/>
 Andreas Reis <github.com/rathsky>
-Alexander Presnyakov <flagist0@gmail.com>
 Matt Krump <github.com/mkrump>
+Alexander Presnyakov <flagist0@gmail.com>
 abdo <github.com/ANH25>
 ********************
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/deckconf.py b/qt/aqt/deckconf.py
index cb8c37a4f..cd62042af 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/deckconf.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/deckconf.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 # License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 
 from operator import itemgetter
-from typing import Dict, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QLineEdit
 
 import aqt
 from anki.consts import NEW_CARDS_RANDOM
@@ -257,14 +259,14 @@ class DeckConf(QDialog):
     # Saving
     ##################################################
 
-    def updateList(self, conf, key, w, minSize=1):
+    def updateList(self, conf: Any, key: str, w: QLineEdit, minSize: int = 1) -> None:
         items = str(w.text()).split(" ")
         ret = []
-        for i in items:
-            if not i:
+        for item in items:
+            if not item:
                 continue
             try:
-                i = float(i)
+                i = float(item)
                 assert i > 0
                 if i == int(i):
                     i = int(i)
diff --git a/qt/aqt/errors.py b/qt/aqt/errors.py
index de73435d4..b6cbc2eb6 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/errors.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/errors.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ErrorHandler(QObject):
     def setTimer(self):
         # we can't create a timer from a different thread, so we post a
         # message to the object on the main thread
-        self.errorTimer.emit()
+        self.errorTimer.emit()  # type: ignore
 
     def _setTimer(self):
         if not self.timer:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/importing.py b/qt/aqt/importing.py
index ce217287a..257fd4bfe 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/importing.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/importing.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import traceback
 import unicodedata
 import zipfile
 from concurrent.futures import Future
+from typing import Optional
 
 import anki.importing as importing
 import aqt.deckchooser
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class ChangeMap(QDialog):
                 self.frm.fields.setCurrentRow(n)
             else:
                 self.frm.fields.setCurrentRow(n + 1)
-        self.field = None
+        self.field: Optional[str] = None
 
     def getField(self):
         self.exec_()
@@ -488,7 +489,9 @@ def _replaceWithApkg(mw, filename, backup):
             colname = "collection.anki2"
 
         with z.open(colname) as source, open(mw.pm.collectionPath(), "wb") as target:
-            shutil.copyfileobj(source, target)
+            # ignore appears related to https://github.com/python/typeshed/issues/4349
+            # see if can turn off once issue fix is merged in
+            shutil.copyfileobj(source, target)  # type: ignore
 
         d = os.path.join(mw.pm.profileFolder(), "collection.media")
         for n, (cStr, file) in enumerate(
diff --git a/qt/aqt/models.py b/qt/aqt/models.py
index f7b5afcb4..170a2e2ed 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/models.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/models.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from typing import List, Optional
 
 import aqt.clayout
 from anki import stdmodels
+from anki.backend_pb2 import NoteTypeNameIDUseCount
 from anki.lang import _, ngettext
 from anki.models import NoteType
 from anki.notes import Note
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ class Models(QDialog):
 
         self.mw.taskman.with_progress(save, on_done, self)
 
-    def updateModelsList(self, notetypes):
+    def updateModelsList(self, notetypes: List[NoteTypeNameIDUseCount]) -> None:
         row = self.form.modelsList.currentRow()
         if row == -1:
             row = 0
@@ -96,8 +97,7 @@ class Models(QDialog):
 
         self.models = notetypes
         for m in self.models:
-            mUse = m.use_count
-            mUse = ngettext("%d note", "%d notes", mUse) % mUse
+            mUse = ngettext("%d note", "%d notes", m.use_count) % m.use_count
             item = QListWidgetItem("%s [%s]" % (m.name, mUse))
             self.form.modelsList.addItem(item)
         self.form.modelsList.setCurrentRow(row)
diff --git a/qt/mypy.ini b/qt/mypy.ini
index 063e7abc8..69352e25e 100644
--- a/qt/mypy.ini
+++ b/qt/mypy.ini
@@ -68,3 +68,11 @@ check_untyped_defs=true
 check_untyped_defs=true
 [mypy-aqt.dyndeckconf]
 check_untyped_defs=true
+[mypy-aqt.models]
+check_untyped_defs=true
+[mypy-aqt.errors]
+check_untyped_defs=true
+[mypy-aqt.importing]
+check_untyped_defs=true
+[mypy-aqt.deckconf]
+check_untyped_defs=true