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Any is not subscriptable

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Description

Bug Report

When treating Any as one would treat Union by subscripting values, i.e. Any[int,str], mypy does not produce an error or failure of any kind.

To Reproduce

  1. Create file test.py with the contents:
from typing import Any
test: Any[int,str] = "Test"
print(test)
  1. Run mypy test.py, observe no failure
  2. Run python test python test.py, observe failure:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test.py", line 3, in <module>
    test: Any[int,str] = "Test"
  File "/home/chad/.pyenv/versions/3.8.5/lib/python3.8/typing.py", line 261, in inner
    return func(*args, **kwds)
  File "/home/chad/.pyenv/versions/3.8.5/lib/python3.8/typing.py", line 370, in __getitem__
    raise TypeError(f"{self} is not subscriptable")
TypeError: typing.Any is not subscriptable

Expected Behavior

Expect mypy to identify erroneous use of Any and raise error

Actual Behavior

No errors

Your Environment

  • Mypy version used: 0.902
  • Mypy command-line flags: --all
  • Mypy configuration options from mypy.ini (and other config files):
  • Python version used:
[mypy]
python_version = 3.8
ignore_missing_imports = True
  • Operating system and version: Linux chad-a15 5.8.0-55-generic #62~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 2 08:55:04 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the provided test.py reproducer and inspect mypy's handling of subscripted types involving Any. Add a regression test that captures the expected diagnostic, then run the relevant test suite to confirm mypy reports the invalid use while preserving valid Any usage.

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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
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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