Self type is not expanded correctly when accessed on a type variable with union bound
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topic-self-types
topic-type-variables
topic-union-types
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Description
from typing import Self, TypeVar, reveal_type
class A:
def f(self,) -> Self:
return self
class B:
def f(self,) -> Self:
return self
T = TypeVar('T', bound=A | B)
def g(arg: T) -> T:
result = arg.f()
reveal_type(result)
return result
produces
narrow_self.py:15: note: Revealed type is "narrow_self.A | narrow_self.B"
narrow_self.py:16: error: Incompatible return value type (got "A | B", expected "T") [return-value]
This should be safe because arg.f() returns Self which is T in this case.
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Research direction
Start by running the provided narrow_self.py example and inspecting how the type checker expands Self for a TypeVar bound to a union. Trace the relevant Self and union-bound handling, then verify that reveal_type(result) preserves T and that the return is accepted without an error.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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