mypy is unable to correctly disambiguate a union when there is a dependent function type
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Description
Bug Report
mypy is unable to correctly disambiguate a union when there is a dependent function type.
The call meow(s)(s) is always valid as s is either int or str and should not be able to take on both in the line.
However, the dependency of the return type of meow(s) on s is not remembered and mypy becomes upset.
To Reproduce
https://mypy-play.net/?mypy=latest&python=3.11&gist=50bc3d85db8bc5120d881d37b891fd2a
from typing import overload, Callable, Union
@overload
def meow(a: int) -> Callable[[int], int]:
...
@overload
def meow(a: str) -> Callable[[str], str]:
...
def meow(a):
return lambda x: x
# OK
a: str = 's'
meow(a)(a)
# Not ok though it should be
s: Union[int, str] = 's'
meow(s)(s)
Expected Behavior
Expected Behavior
Success: no issues found in 1 source file
Actual Behavior
main.py:20: error: Argument 1 has incompatible type "Union[int, str]"; expected "int" [arg-type]
main.py:20: error: Argument 1 has incompatible type "Union[int, str]"; expected "str" [arg-type]
Found 2 errors in 1 file (checked 1 source file)
Your Environment
- Mypy version used: 0.991
- Mypy command-line flags: none
- Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): none - Python version used: 3.11
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the linked mypy-play example with Python 3.11 and mypy 0.991, then compare the accepted concrete-type call with the rejected Union call. Investigate how dependent return types from overloads are handled in this case. Done means the Union example produces “Success: no issues found in 1 source file” without the two arg-type errors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100