input: 
  from typing import List, Dict
  
  def calculate_total_cost(items: List[Dict[str, float]], shipping_cost: float, tax_rate: float) -> float:
      """ Calculate the total cost of a shopping cart considering the item prices, quantity,
      shipping cost, and any applicable taxes.
      >>> calculate_total_cost([{'name': 'widget', 'price': 10, 'quantity': 5}, {'name': 'thingy', 'price': 7, 'quantity': 3}, {'name': 'doodad', 'price': 5, 'quantity': 2}], 7.50, 0.095)
      127.425
      """
  
output:     total_item_cost = sum(item['price'] * item['quantity'] for item in items)
      total_cost = total_item_cost + shipping_cost
      total_cost_with_tax = total_cost * (1 + tax_rate)
      return total_cost_with_tax