MyPy yield a false error with function(*args, x)
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Description
Bug Report
MyPy wrongly produce an error for "Too many argument" when calling a function with star syntax followed by an additional argument.
To Reproduce
def foo(a: int, b: int, c: int, d: int) -> None:
return None
lst = [1, 2, 3]
foo(*lst, 4)
Expected Behavior
MyPy should not yield any error, and the types are fit.
Actual Behavior
An error occurs:
mypy_reproduce.py:6: error: Too many arguments for "foo" [call-arg]
Your Environment
- Mypy version used:1.4.1
- Mypy command-line flags: No flags
- Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): No config - Python version used: 3.7.3
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Research direction
Start with the provided Python reproducer and inspect mypy's argument-checking path for calls combining starred arguments with a following positional argument. Compare the reported result with the expected acceptance of foo(*lst, 4), and verify that the false "Too many arguments" error is no longer produced.
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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
- 48/100