Platform check is not remembered after `return`
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Description
Bug Report
A platform check that is working fine in if and else is not working after if ... return.
To Reproduce
import sys
def works() -> None:
if sys.platform != "win32":
return
else:
from winreg import REG_SZ
def fails() -> None:
if sys.platform != "win32":
return
from winreg import REG_SZ
https://mypy-play.net/?mypy=latest&python=3.11&gist=eddad091a6082bd85c5c7524839726b1
Expected Behavior
No error.
Actual Behavior
main.py:12: error: Module "winreg" has no attribute "REG_SZ" [attr-defined]
Found 1 error in 1 file (checked 1 source file)
Your Environment
- Failure is on Linux
- Mypy version used: 1.1.1
- Mypy command-line flags: none
- Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): none - Python version used: 3.11.2
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Research direction
Start with the provided Python reproducer and mypy-play link, then trace how platform checks and early returns affect type narrowing. Compare the if/else and if ... return cases; done means the second form no longer reports a false winreg.REG_SZ attribute error.
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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