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functools.partial false negative with higher order functions

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See https://github.com/python/mypy/pull/17425 , in particular this comment https://github.com/python/mypy/pull/17425#discussion_r1650028681 from ilevkivskyi

[case testFunctoolsPartialHigherOrder]
from functools import partial
from typing import Callable

def fn(a: int, b: str, c: bytes) -> int: ...

def callback1(fn: Callable[[str, bytes], int]) -> None: ...
def callback2(fn: Callable[[str, int], int]) -> None: ...

callback1(partial(fn, 1))
# TODO: false negative
callback2(partial(fn, 1))
[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]

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Start with the testFunctoolsPartialHigherOrder case in the referenced pull request and read the linked discussion comment for the intended behavior. Verify that callback1(partial(fn, 1)) remains accepted while callback2(partial(fn, 1)) is rejected, then run the relevant mypy test suite.

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