ctypes.Structure and Iterable
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Description
Bug Report
For some reason ctypes.Structure instances pass mypy's isinstance checks although mypy also claims that they are not iterable.
For example, consider the following code:
from ctypes import Structure
from typing import Iterable
class S(Structure):
pass
s = S()
if isinstance(s, Iterable):
for _ in s:
pass
mypy gives the following error:
test.py:13: error: "S" has no attribute "__iter__" (not iterable)
Found 1 error in 1 file (checked 1 source file)
replacing it with iter(s) make mypy happy again.
Your Environment
- Mypy version used: mypy 0.790
- Mypy command-line flags: none
- Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): none - Python version used: Python 3.8.6
- Operating system and version: Linux ubuntu 5.10.0 #17 SMP Mon Dec 14 10:04:17 IST 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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- 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 reported Python reproducer with mypy and compare the isinstance(s, Iterable) branch with the iter(s) call. Trace the relevant type-checking behavior for ctypes.Structure and Iterable, then add a regression test showing the expected consistency.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100