generic mutable class attributes introduce a vent in the type system
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Description
from typing import Generic, TypeVar
T = TypeVar("T")
class A(Generic[T]):
shared_attr: list[T] = []
a1 = A[str]()
a1.shared_attr.append("AMONGUS")
a2 = A[int]()
a2.shared_attr.append(1)
value = a2.class_attr[0]
reveal_type(value) # revealed type: int, actual value: AMONGUS
In this example the shared attribute shared_attr is imposted upon by different instantiations of that class, causing a sus amongus to be appeared.
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Research direction
Start by running the provided generic class reproducer through mypy and inspect how shared mutable class attributes are typed across different instantiations. No source file, test, expected diagnostic, or intended semantics are named, so the desired behavior must be established before defining what completion means.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100