mypy does not handle __class_getitem__
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Description
PEP 560 defines __class_getitem__ as a way to enable indexing a class (to define custom generic types for instance), but mypy does not seem to recognize this.
To Reproduce
$ cat test.py
class A:
def __class_getitem__(cls, item):
return cls
x = A[int]
$ mypy test.py
Expected Behavior
Success: no issues found in 1 source file
Actual Behavior
test.py:6: error: "A" expects no type arguments, but 1 given
Found 2 errors in 1 file (checked 1 source file)
Environment
- mypy 0.910
- Python 3.9.7
- Darwin arm64
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Research direction
Start by running the reported test.py example with mypy and confirm the errors around A[int]. Trace the type-checking path for class_getitem and add coverage for this case; done means the example reports no issues as expected.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100