mutable-override does not understand unions
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Description
Bug Report
If I enable mutable-override it fails as it does not understand simple unions.
To Reproduce
Turn on mutable-override
class Base:
val: bool|None = True
class Derived(Base):
val = False
Gist: https://gist.github.com/mypy-play/aeec67e97957ea9e60431ce8466d8af3
Playground: https://mypy-play.net/?mypy=latest&python=3.12&enable-error-code=mutable-override&gist=aeec67e97957ea9e60431ce8466d8af3
Expected Behavior
no error
Actual Behavior
main.py:5: error: Covariant override of a mutable attribute (base class "Base" defined the type as "bool | None", expression has type "bool") [mutable-override]
Found 1 error in 1 file (checked 1 source file)
Your Environment
- Mypy version used: 1.18.2
- Mypy command-line flags:
enable-error-code="mutable-override" - Python version used: 3.12
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Research direction
Reproduce the report with the provided Base/Derived example on mypy 1.18.2 with mutable-override enabled, then trace the mutable-override type-checking entry point for union annotations. Done means the example produces no error while the existing mutable-attribute override checks continue to work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100