KotlinIsland / KotlinIsland/basedmypy

ban assigning function generic to instance variable declaration

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Description

```py
class C: # Note: Generic[T] missing
def bad_idea(self, x: T) -> None:
self.x = x # should be error

def nope(self, x: T) -> None:
self.x = x # E: Incompatible types in assignment (expression has type "T", variable has type "T")
```

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Research direction

Use the Python reproduction in the issue as the starting case and locate the type-checking path for assignments to instance variables involving function-scoped type variables. Compare the two shown methods and existing assignment diagnostics; done means the invalid assignment is rejected with the expected incompatible-types error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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