diff --git a/patroni/psycopg.py b/patroni/psycopg.py
index 86e58b31..6b9b5629 100644
--- a/patroni/psycopg.py
+++ b/patroni/psycopg.py
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+"""Abstraction layer for ``psycopg`` module.
+
+This module is able to handle both ``pyscopg2`` and ``psycopg3``, and it exposes a common interface for both.
+``psycopg2`` takes precedence. ``psycopg3`` will only be used if ``psycopg2`` is either absent or older than ``2.5.4``.
+"""
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+
 __all__ = ['connect', 'quote_ident', 'quote_literal', 'DatabaseError', 'Error', 'OperationalError', 'ProgrammingError']
 
 _legacy = False
@@ -14,27 +22,77 @@ try:
     except ImportError:
         _legacy = True
 
-    def quote_literal(value, conn=None):
+    def quote_literal(value: Any, conn: Optional[Any] = None) -> str:
+        """Quote *value* as a SQL literal.
+
+        .. note::
+            *value* is quoted through ``psycopg`` adapters.
+
+        :param value: value to be quoted.
+        :param conn: if a connection is given then :func:`quote_literal` checks if any special handling based on server
+            parameters needs to be applied to *value* before quoting it as a SQL literal.
+
+        :returns: *value* quoted as a SQL literal.
+        """
         value = adapt(value)
         if conn:
             value.prepare(conn)
         return value.getquoted().decode('utf-8')
 except ImportError:
-    from psycopg import connect as __connect, sql, Error, DatabaseError, OperationalError, ProgrammingError
+    from psycopg import connect as __connect, sql, Error, DatabaseError, OperationalError, ProgrammingError, Connection
 
-    def _connect(*args, **kwargs):
-        ret = __connect(*args, **kwargs)
-        ret.server_version = ret.pgconn.server_version  # compatibility with psycopg2
+    def _connect(dsn: str = "", **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+        """Call ``psycopg.connect`` with ``dsn`` and ``**kwargs``.
+
+        .. note::
+            Will create ``server_version`` attribute in the returning connection, so it keeps compatibility with the
+            object that would be returned by ``psycopg2.connect``.
+
+        :param dsn: DSN to call ``psycopg.connect`` with.
+        :param kwargs: keyword arguments to call ``psycopg.connect`` with.
+
+        :returns: a connection to the database.
+        """
+        ret = __connect(dsn, **kwargs)
+        setattr(ret, 'server_version', ret.pgconn.server_version)  # compatibility with psycopg2
         return ret
 
-    def _quote_ident(value, conn):
+    def _quote_ident(value: Any, conn: Connection) -> str:
+        """Quote *value* as a SQL identifier.
+
+        :param value: value to be quoted.
+        :param conn: connection to evaluate the returning string into.
+
+        :returns: *value* quoted as a SQL identifier.
+        """
         return sql.Identifier(value).as_string(conn)
 
-    def quote_literal(value, conn=None):
+    def quote_literal(value: Any, conn: Optional[Any] = None) -> str:
+        """Quote *value* as a SQL literal.
+
+        :param value: value to be quoted.
+        :param conn: connection to evaluate the returning string into.
+
+        :returns: *value* quoted as a SQL literal.
+        """
         return sql.Literal(value).as_string(conn)
 
 
-def connect(*args, **kwargs):
+def connect(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+    """Get a connection to the database.
+
+    .. note::
+        The connection will have ``autocommit`` enabled.
+
+        It also enforces ``search_path=pg_catalog`` for non-replication connections to mitigate security issues as
+        Patroni relies on superuser connections.
+
+    :param args: positional arguments to call ``connect`` function from ``psycopg`` module.
+    :param kwargs: keyword arguments to call ``connect`` function from ``psycopg`` module.
+
+    :returns: a connection to the database. Can be either a :class:`psycopg.Connection` if using ``psycopg3``, or a
+        :class:`psycopg2.extensions.connection` if using ``psycopg2``.
+    """
     if kwargs and 'replication' not in kwargs and kwargs.get('fallback_application_name') != 'Patroni ctl':
         options = [kwargs['options']] if 'options' in kwargs else []
         options.append('-c search_path=pg_catalog')
@@ -44,7 +102,15 @@ def connect(*args, **kwargs):
     return ret
 
 
-def quote_ident(value, conn=None):
+def quote_ident(value: Any, conn: Optional[Any] = None) -> str:
+    """Quote *value* as a SQL identifier.
+
+    :param value: value to be quoted.
+    :param conn: connection to evaluate the returning string into. Can be either a :class:`psycopg.Connection` if
+        using ``psycopg3``, or a :class:`psycopg2.extensions.connection` if using ``psycopg2``.
+
+    :returns: *value* quoted as a SQL identifier.
+    """
     if _legacy or conn is None:
         return '"{0}"'.format(value.replace('"', '""'))
     return _quote_ident(value, conn)