diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index eedbdd8ef..c153c2b18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           pip list
       - name: Ruff
         run: |
-          ruff .
+          ruff check .
           ruff format --check .
           typos .
       - name: Tests
diff --git a/src/prompt_toolkit/contrib/regular_languages/compiler.py b/src/prompt_toolkit/contrib/regular_languages/compiler.py
index dd558a68a..4009d54f2 100644
--- a/src/prompt_toolkit/contrib/regular_languages/compiler.py
+++ b/src/prompt_toolkit/contrib/regular_languages/compiler.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
-from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, Pattern
+from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, Pattern, TypeVar, overload
 from typing import Match as RegexMatch
 
 from .regex_parser import (
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@
     tokenize_regex,
 )
 
-__all__ = [
-    "compile",
-]
+__all__ = ["compile", "Match", "Variables"]
 
 
 # Name of the named group in the regex, matching trailing input.
@@ -491,6 +489,9 @@ def end_nodes(self) -> Iterable[MatchVariable]:
                 yield MatchVariable(varname, value, (reg[0], reg[1]))
 
 
+_T = TypeVar("_T")
+
+
 class Variables:
     def __init__(self, tuples: list[tuple[str, str, tuple[int, int]]]) -> None:
         #: List of (varname, value, slice) tuples.
@@ -502,7 +503,13 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
             ", ".join(f"{k}={v!r}" for k, v, _ in self._tuples),
         )
 
-    def get(self, key: str, default: str | None = None) -> str | None:
+    @overload
+    def get(self, key: str) -> str | None: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def get(self, key: str, default: str | _T) -> str | _T: ...
+
+    def get(self, key: str, default: str | _T | None = None) -> str | _T | None:
         items = self.getall(key)
         return items[0] if items else default
 
diff --git a/src/prompt_toolkit/output/defaults.py b/src/prompt_toolkit/output/defaults.py
index ed114e32a..6b06ed43c 100644
--- a/src/prompt_toolkit/output/defaults.py
+++ b/src/prompt_toolkit/output/defaults.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys
-from typing import TextIO, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, TextIO, cast
 
 from prompt_toolkit.utils import (
     get_bell_environment_variable,
@@ -13,13 +13,17 @@
 from .color_depth import ColorDepth
 from .plain_text import PlainTextOutput
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from prompt_toolkit.patch_stdout import StdoutProxy
+
+
 __all__ = [
     "create_output",
 ]
 
 
 def create_output(
-    stdout: TextIO | None = None, always_prefer_tty: bool = False
+    stdout: TextIO | StdoutProxy | None = None, always_prefer_tty: bool = False
 ) -> Output:
     """
     Return an :class:`~prompt_toolkit.output.Output` instance for the command
@@ -54,13 +58,6 @@ def create_output(
                     stdout = io
                     break
 
-    # If the output is still `None`, use a DummyOutput.
-    # This happens for instance on Windows, when running the application under
-    # `pythonw.exe`. In that case, there won't be a terminal Window, and
-    # stdin/stdout/stderr are `None`.
-    if stdout is None:
-        return DummyOutput()
-
     # If the patch_stdout context manager has been used, then sys.stdout is
     # replaced by this proxy. For prompt_toolkit applications, we want to use
     # the real stdout.
@@ -69,6 +66,13 @@ def create_output(
     while isinstance(stdout, StdoutProxy):
         stdout = stdout.original_stdout
 
+    # If the output is still `None`, use a DummyOutput.
+    # This happens for instance on Windows, when running the application under
+    # `pythonw.exe`. In that case, there won't be a terminal Window, and
+    # stdin/stdout/stderr are `None`.
+    if stdout is None:
+        return DummyOutput()
+
     if sys.platform == "win32":
         from .conemu import ConEmuOutput
         from .win32 import Win32Output
diff --git a/src/prompt_toolkit/patch_stdout.py b/src/prompt_toolkit/patch_stdout.py
index 4958e9d2e..e1f2a7a2c 100644
--- a/src/prompt_toolkit/patch_stdout.py
+++ b/src/prompt_toolkit/patch_stdout.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def flush(self) -> None:
             self._flush()
 
     @property
-    def original_stdout(self) -> TextIO:
+    def original_stdout(self) -> TextIO | None:
         return self._output.stdout or sys.__stdout__
 
     # Attributes for compatibility with sys.__stdout__: