(🐞) `Protocol` not understood as an `ABCMeta`
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Description
from abc import ABC, ABCMeta
from typing import Protocol
a: ABCMeta
a = Protocol # erm, error: "type[type]" is not assignable to "type[ABCMeta]"
a = ABC
mypy in real life
class Interface(Protocol):
def f(self):
print("hi")
class Data(Interface, Enum): # runtime error: the metaclass of a derived class must be a (non-strict) subclass of the metaclasses of all its bases
a = 1
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the two Python snippets with mypy and Python, focusing on typing.Protocol, ABCMeta, and the Protocol/Enum inheritance case. Trace how mypy represents Protocol's metaclass and checks metaclass compatibility. Done means the reported assignment diagnostic and the incompatible Protocol/Enum case are handled consistently with runtime behavior.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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