`--no-incremental` still writes `.mypy_cache`
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Description
Bug Report
the help seems to indicate a cache will not be produced with --no-incremental:
$ mypy --help | grep -A2 no-inc
--no-incremental Disable module cache (inverse: --incremental)
--cache-dir DIR Store module cache info in the given folder in
incremental mode (defaults to '.mypy_cache')
a workaround is --cache-dir /dev/null though this isn't super portable
To Reproduce
print(1)
rm -rf .mypy_cache
mypy t.py --no-incremental
ls -ald .mypy_cache
Expected Behavior
$ rm -rf .mypy_cache
$ mypy t.py --no-incremental
Success: no issues found in 1 source file
$ ls -ald .mypy_cache
ls: cannot access '.mypy_cache': No such file or directory
Actual Behavior
$ rm -rf .mypy_cache
$ mypy t.py --no-incremental
Success: no issues found in 1 source file
$ ls -ald .mypy_cache
drwxr-xr-x 5 asottile wheel 160 Jul 22 07:36 .mypy_cache
Your Environment
- Mypy version used: 1.17.0
- Mypy command-line flags:
--no-incremental - Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): n/a - Python version used:
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Research direction
Run the provided mypy t.py --no-incremental reproduction after removing .mypy_cache, then inspect the command-line handling and cache behavior associated with --no-incremental and --cache-dir. Done means the command still reports success without creating .mypy_cache, while incremental mode remains unaffected.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100