Incorrect type inference with Union[Any, Any]
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Description
Bug Report
Mypy infers an overly specific type for code that (for example) adds 1 to an argument of type Union[Any, Any].
To Reproduce
Run mypy against the following code:
from typing import Any, Union
def function(arg: Union[Any, Any]) -> None:
reveal_type(1 + arg)
Expected Behavior
The revealed type is Any or Union[Any, Any].
Actual Behavior
The revealed type is builtins.int, which is incorrect (e.g. when arg is a float, or a numpy array).
Note that reveal_type(arg + 1) does return Any.
Your Environment
- Mypy version used: 0.812
- Mypy command-line flags: (none)
- Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): (none) - Python version used: 3.7.3
- Operating system and version: Ubuntu 18.04
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Research direction
No source file or test path is named. Start by running mypy on the supplied Python snippet and compare reveal_type for 1 + arg with arg + 1, then trace the type-inference path for Union[Any, Any]. Done means a regression test captures the expected Any result and the relevant type-checker tests pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100