(🐞) `dmypy` can check files that dont exist
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Description
given
-a
|- test.py
> dmypy run a/test.py
Daemon started
Success: no issues found in 1 source file
> dmypy run test.py
Success: no issues found in 1 source file
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the two dmypy run commands from the issue with the shown a/test.py layout, then inspect the dmypy path-handling entry point. Done means a path that does not exist is not reported as successfully checked, with regression coverage for the demonstrated commands.
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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
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100