False positive error "incompatible type"
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Description
For this code:
from typing import Any, Generic, TypeVar
T = TypeVar('T')
class EtcdValueWatcherTyped(Generic[T]):
def __init__(self):
pass
class EtcdValueWatcher(EtcdValueWatcherTyped[dict[str, Any]]):
pass
class SettingsWatcher(EtcdValueWatcher):
def __init__(self, arg1: str):
self.__arg1 = arg1
EtcdValueWatcher.__init__(self)
def main():
watcher = SettingsWatcher('/v1/qwe')
mypy outputs error:
test.py: note: In member "__init__" of class "SettingsWatcher":
test.py:19: error: Argument 1 to "__init__" has incompatible type "SettingsWatcher"; expected "EtcdValueWatcherTyped[T]" [arg-type]
EtcdValueWatcher.__init__(self)
^
Found 1 error in 1 file (checked 1 source file)
which is false positive.
- Mypy version used:
mypy 0.971 (compiled: yes) - Mypy command-line flags:
mypy --config-file ./mypy.ini ./test.py - Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files):
[mypy]
ignore_missing_imports = True
show_error_codes = True
show_error_context = True
pretty = True
no_site_packages = False
- Python version used: Python 3.10.6
- Operating system and version: Fedora 35
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Research direction
Run the supplied Python 3.10 reproducer with mypy 0.971 and confirm the false-positive [arg-type] error on the explicit EtcdValueWatcher.init call. Investigate generic inheritance and constructor checking in the type checker, then add a regression test based on this example. Done means the valid call produces no incompatible-type error.
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