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"--install-types not supported in this mode of running mypy" even with `--non-interactive`

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Description

Bug Report

When running mypy with redirected stdout / stderr (for example, via mypy.api.run), --install-types fails with:

error: --install-types not supported in this mode of running mypy

Per the comment, this is because --install-types performs user input. However, when --non-interactive is specified, no user input is necessary, and this error should not be raised.

To Reproduce

  1. Create a file src/foo.py like:
# src/foo.py
from mypy.api import run

_, _, exit_code = run(["--install-types", "--non-interactive", "src"])
assert exit_code == 0
  1. Run python src/foo.py

Expected Behavior

The program exits with exit code 0.

Actual Behavior

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "src/foo.py", line 4, in <module>
    assert exit_code == 0
AssertionError

Your Environment

  • Mypy version used: 0.910
  • Mypy command-line flags: --install-types --non-interactive src (invoked via api)
  • Mypy configuration options from mypy.ini (and other config files): N/A
  • Python version used: Python 3.7.5
  • Operating system and version: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the --install-types mode check in mypy/main.py and reproduce the failure through mypy.api.run using --non-interactive. Done means this invocation no longer reports that the mode is unsupported and exits with code 0.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
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