diff --git a/pypdf/_page.py b/pypdf/_page.py
index 2d8e339be..e474fd305 100644
--- a/pypdf/_page.py
+++ b/pypdf/_page.py
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ def _layout_mode_text(
         space_vertically: bool = True,
         scale_weight: float = 1.25,
         strip_rotated: bool = True,
-        debug_path: Union[Path, None] = None,
+        debug_path: Optional[Path] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """
         Get text preserving fidelity to source PDF text layout.
diff --git a/pypdf/_text_extraction/_layout_mode/_fixed_width_page.py b/pypdf/_text_extraction/_layout_mode/_fixed_width_page.py
index dd7d46c41..7820dc165 100644
--- a/pypdf/_text_extraction/_layout_mode/_fixed_width_page.py
+++ b/pypdf/_text_extraction/_layout_mode/_fixed_width_page.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from itertools import groupby
 from math import ceil
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from ..._utils import logger_warning
 from .. import LAYOUT_NEW_BT_GROUP_SPACE_WIDTHS
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def recurs_to_target_op(
 
 
 def y_coordinate_groups(
-    bt_groups: List[BTGroup], debug_path: Union[Path, None] = None
+    bt_groups: List[BTGroup], debug_path: Optional[Path] = None
 ) -> Dict[int, List[BTGroup]]:
     """
     Group text operations by rendered y coordinate, i.e. the line number.
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def text_show_operations(
     ops: Iterator[Tuple[List[Any], bytes]],
     fonts: Dict[str, Font],
     strip_rotated: bool = True,
-    debug_path: Union[Path, None] = None,
+    debug_path: Optional[Path] = None,
 ) -> List[BTGroup]:
     """
     Extract text from BT/ET operator pairs.