1 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/postgresql/array.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/postgresql/array.py
index 74643c4d9..7eec7b86f 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/postgresql/array.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/postgresql/array.py
@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@
 # This module is part of SQLAlchemy and is released under
 # the MIT License: https://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import re
+from typing import Any
+from typing import TypeVar
 
 from ... import types as sqltypes
 from ... import util
-from ...sql import coercions
 from ...sql import expression
 from ...sql import operators
-from ...sql import roles
+
+
+_T = TypeVar("_T", bound=Any)
 
 
 def Any(other, arrexpr, operator=operators.eq):
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ def All(other, arrexpr, operator=operators.eq):
     return arrexpr.all(other, operator)
 
 
-class array(expression.ClauseList, expression.ColumnElement):
+class array(expression.ExpressionClauseList[_T]):
 
     """A PostgreSQL ARRAY literal.
 
@@ -90,16 +95,19 @@ class array(expression.ClauseList, expression.ColumnElement):
     inherit_cache = True
 
     def __init__(self, clauses, **kw):
-        clauses = [
-            coercions.expect(roles.ExpressionElementRole, c) for c in clauses
-        ]
-
-        self._type_tuple = [arg.type for arg in clauses]
-        main_type = kw.pop(
-            "type_",
-            self._type_tuple[0] if self._type_tuple else sqltypes.NULLTYPE,
+
+        type_arg = kw.pop("type_", None)
+        super(array, self).__init__(operators.comma_op, *clauses, **kw)
+
+        self._type_tuple = [arg.type for arg in self.clauses]
+
+        main_type = (
+            type_arg
+            if type_arg is not None
+            else self._type_tuple[0]
+            if self._type_tuple
+            else sqltypes.NULLTYPE
         )
-        super(array, self).__init__(*clauses, **kw)
 
         if isinstance(main_type, ARRAY):
             self.type = ARRAY(