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stubtest: problem with redefined attributes

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Description

Bug Report

See python/typeshed#5545 and this example CI run for reference. It seems that mypy internally renames redefined attributes. For example:

# a.pyi

def foo() -> str: ...
# b.pyi

from a import *

def foo() -> int: ...  # type: ignore

It seems that internally b.foo gets renamed to b.foo-redefined and a.foo keeps the name b.foo while checking b.pyi. This leads to stubtest issuing two errors:

  • b.foo-redefinition is not present at runtime
  • b.foo is inconsistent

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with the a.pyi and b.pyi examples, then compare the two stubtest errors with the referenced CI run. Trace how stubtest handles the redefined names; done means it no longer reports both the renamed redefinition and the inconsistent original as separate errors.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
devtools, testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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