An instance of a final class should be treated as satisfying a TypeVar bound to it, after being narrowed
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Description
Bug Report
See title, I think this is the cause of the remaining issue for https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/9424. I think this is a followup to https://github.com/python/mypy/pull/19183.
To Reproduce
from typing import TypeVar, final
@final
class A:
pass
U = TypeVar('U', bound=A | int)
def f(u: U) -> U:
if isinstance(u, A):
return A()
else:
return u
Expected Behavior
No errors
Actual Behavior
There's an error:
main.py:11: error: Incompatible return value type (got "A", expected "U") [return-value]
Found 1 error in 1 file (checked 1 source file)
Your Environment
Reproduced on mypy play.
- Mypy version used: v1.16
- Mypy command-line flags: N/A
- Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): N/A - Python version used: 3.12
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the provided Python example with mypy v1.16, using the mypy playground or a local checkout. Investigate how narrowing an instance of the final class A interacts with the TypeVar U bound to A | int. Done means the example type-checks without the incompatible return value error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100