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Callable has no attribute __signature__

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Description

Bug Report

Mypy doesn't understand the __signature__ attribute of functions.
This was a part of #5958 and was now moved to it's own issue.

To Reproduce

import inspect

foo = lambda: None
foo.__signature__ = inspect.signature(foo)

Expected Behavior

Signature attribute exists

Actual Behavior

foo.py:4:1: error: "Callable[[], None]" has no attribute "__signature__" [attr-defined]

Your Environment

  • Mypy version used: 0.942
  • Mypy command-line flags: none
  • Mypy configuration options from mypy.ini (and other config files): none
  • Python version used: 3.7.1
  • Operating system and version: Linux

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by running the supplied lambda example with mypy 0.942 and trace how callable attributes are checked. Done when mypy recognizes the signature assignment without reporting an attr-defined error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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