Cannot determine type of "userlist"
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Description
Bug Report
Unexpected error Cannot determine type of "userlist". Needs a cyclic import to happen.
To Reproduce
foo.py
import bar
class Foo:
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.view_selector = object()
bar.py
from foo import Foo
class ServerView:
def __init__(self) -> None:
print(ChannelView().userlist)
self.view_id = str(Foo().view_selector)
class ChannelView:
def __init__(self) -> None:
print(ServerView().view_id)
self.userlist = object()
Expected Behavior
no error, or an error that does not confusingly go away when I delete a seemingly unrelated line of code
Actual Behavior
$ python3 -m mypy foo.py bar.py
bar.py:5: error: Cannot determine type of "userlist"
Found 1 error in 1 file (checked 2 source files)
Your Environment
- Mypy version used: master (053a1beb94ee4e5b3260725594315d1b6776e42f)
- Mypy command-line flags: none
- Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): none - Python version used: doesn't matter, why do you ask?
- Operating system and version: is a weird question to ask. I am tired of answering this question. But I guess it could be useful in some other issue.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running python3 -m mypy foo.py bar.py on the provided cyclic-import example and compare the userlist error with the expected behavior. Trace how mypy analyzes the Foo, ServerView, and ChannelView definitions in foo.py and bar.py; done means the example no longer produces the confusing Cannot determine type of "userlist" error, or reports a clearer diagnostic.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100