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"Cannot determine type of ..." when using decorators

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Description

Bug Report

To Reproduce

Content of tmp.py

from typing import Callable, TypeVar

C = TypeVar('C', bound=Callable)

def dec(val: None) -> Callable[[C], C]:
    def wrapper(f):
        return f
    return wrapper

# E: Cannot determine type of "foo"  [has-type]
lambda: foo() == 2

@dec(None)
def foo() -> int:
    return 2

foo() == 2  # this one is fine

Running mypy:

$ mypy --config-file='' tmp.py 
tmp.py:13: error: Cannot determine type of "foo"

Your Environment

  • Mypy version used: 0.910
  • Mypy command-line flags: --
  • Mypy configuration options from mypy.ini (and other config files): --
  • Python version used: Python 3.9.0
  • Operating system and version: 5.4.0-81-generic #91-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 15 19:09:17 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Research direction

Reproduce the report with the tmp.py example using mypy --config-file='' tmp.py, then trace how the decorator and lambda are type-checked. The fix is complete when the has-type error for foo no longer appears while the valid foo() == 2 check remains correct.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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