(🐞) incompatible `Callable`s are incorrectly joined into `builtins.function`
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Description
from typing import Callable, _T as T
from types import FunctionType
class C:
def __init__(self, i: int=1): ...
def join(t1: T, t2: T) -> T: ...
c1: Callable[[], object] = C
c2: Callable[[int], object] = C
result = join(c1, c2)
reveal_type(result) # Revealed type is "builtins.function"
print(isinstance(result, FunctionType) # False
this is not an instance of builtins.function, it is a type[C]. it should be joined into a union, or something else, either object or Callable[..., object] or something
the same defect is observed with a non-function callable instance:
class C:
def __call__(self, i: int = 1): ...
- reraised from #17017 as it wasn't resolved
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Research direction
Start by running the supplied mypy reproducer and compare the revealed type with the runtime value. Trace the callable-joining and type-inference path responsible for producing builtins.function, then establish the intended result for incompatible callable types and add coverage for both the class and callable-instance examples.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100