Error deriving from a composite of two incompatible base classes
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 20.6k
- Forks
- 3.3k
- PR merge metrics
- PR metrics pending
Description
Simple repro:
class B1:
def foo(self) -> int:
...
class B2:
def foo(self) -> str:
...
class Composite(B1, B2): # type: ignore
...
class AppClass1(Composite): # <-- no error here
...
class AppClass2(Composite, object): # <-- error here!
...
In the real world case, classes B1, B2 and Composite are part of a library (PEP-561-compliant), and classes AppClass1 and AppClass2 are part of the application code that's being type-checked.
The surprising part is that while AppClass2's declaration causes an error (even though AppClass2 didn't introduce the incompatibility), this error isn't seen in AppClass1's declaration.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the minimal reproduction in the issue and compare diagnostics for AppClass1 and AppClass2. Trace how mypy handles inheritance from Composite and the incompatible foo definitions in B1 and B2; done means the behavior is consistently understood and covered by a regression test.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 25/100