python-attrs / python-attrs/attrs
Pylance doesn't recognise attributes obtained from `fields`
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Description
Consider this MRE
from attrs import define, fields
@define
class A:
foo: int
bar: float
f = fields(A)
print(f.foo)
Attribute(name='foo', default=NOTHING, validator=None, repr=True, eq=True, eq_key=None, order=True, order_key=None, hash=None, init=True, metadata=mappingproxy({}), type=<class 'int'>, converter=None, kw_only=False, inherited=False, on_setattr=None, alias='foo')
This all works fine.
The only thing that isn't working perfectly is Pylance doesn't seem to properly recognise this. It highlights the attribute in white and incorrect hover text is provided.
Looking at the types, I found
print(type(f))
<class 'AAttributes'>
But I couldn't find any reference to AAttributes in the codebase.
My question is, is there something that attrs needs to do to make Pylance work here? Or is this a bug/limitation with Pylance and I should open a ticket with them to get support for this?
Thanks.
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Research direction
The issue provides a Python MRE but names no repository files or tests. Start by reproducing the behavior with attrs and Pylance, then inspect how the generated AAttributes type is exposed; done means determining whether attrs can provide the needed typing information or whether this belongs in Pylance.
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Assessment
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- python
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3-5 days
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