`dataclass_transform` decorator not detected when using alias
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Description
Bug Report
I came across this while trying to conditionally use typing.dataclass_transform or typing_extensions.dataclass_transforms depending on the Python version running the code.
If one defines an alias for dataclass_transform, using the alias as a decorator does not result in the expected result (mypy does not recognize the decorated class as if being decorated with dataclass_transform)
To Reproduce
Playground link: https://mypy-play.net/?mypy=latest&python=3.12&gist=c88ba0d811ade24ad47f302dfdb5b6f7
import dataclasses
import typing
dataclass_transform = typing.dataclass_transform
@dataclass_transform()
def transform(cls, /, **kwargs):
return dataclasses.dataclass(**kwargs)
@transform
class Example:
field: int
Example(field=1)
Expected Behavior
No error, same as if typing.dataclass_transform was being used directly
Actual Behavior
Example is not recognized as a dataclass-like class:
main.py:17: error: Unexpected keyword argument "field" for "Example" [call-arg]
Your Environment
- Mypy version used: 1.17.1
- Mypy command-line flags: none
- Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): none - Python version used: 3.12
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Research direction
Reproduce the report in the linked mypy playground using the shown Python 3.12 example and confirm the error reported for main.py. Trace dataclass_transform handling from that reproduction; the work is done when the alias-decorated Example produces no error and accepts Example(field=1).
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- python
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- Issue type
- Bug
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