Class variable in multiple base classes incompatible
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Description
I'm getting a mypy error when I inherit from multiple base classes which define the same class variable.
A minimal script looks like:
class Obj:
...
class Left(Obj):
...
class Right(Obj):
...
class A:
val: Obj
class B(A):
val = Left()
class C(A):
val = Right()
class D(B, C):
...
The error I get is:
Definition of "val" in base class "B" is incompatible with definition in base class "C" [misc]
I was expecting there to be no error here. The following script works, for instance:
class Obj:
...
class Left(Obj):
...
class Right(Obj):
...
val: Obj
val = Left()
val = Right()
I can avoid the error by changing the definitions of B and C to:
class B(A):
val: Obj = Left()
class C(A):
val: Obj = Right()
But this seems redundant.
Environment
- Mypy version used: 1.9.0
- Mypy command-line flags: None
- Python version used: 3.11
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Research direction
Start by running the minimal multiple-inheritance script with mypy 1.9.0 and compare it with the working module-level assignment example. Trace the handling of inherited class-variable definitions and confirm that compatible subclass assignments no longer produce the reported [misc] error, while the existing annotation workaround remains valid.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100