Inconsistent behaviour with / without a dummy type variable
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Description
Bug Report
mypy behaves differently with and without an unfunctional type variable.
To Reproduce
- Unexpected
Any: https://mypy-play.net/?mypy=latest&python=3.12&gist=e879a77481c590696a905c8405fdd480 - Without the type variable, we don't see
Any: https://mypy-play.net/?mypy=latest&python=3.12&gist=78eecb9f0021766a7eaf5a2d2556e351
from typing_extensions import TypeVar, Self, reveal_type
from typing import Any, Generic, overload
from collections.abc import Callable, Hashable, Iterable
IndexT0 = TypeVar("IndexT0")
T = TypeVar("T")
class Series:
pass
class _LocIndexerFrame(Generic[T]):
@overload
def __getitem__(
self, idx: "tuple[Callable[[DataFrame], int], str]"
) -> int: ...
@overload
def __getitem__(
self, idx: "tuple[Callable[[DataFrame], list[Hashable]], str]"
) -> Series: ...
@overload
def __getitem__(
self, idx: "tuple[Callable[[DataFrame], Any], Iterable[Hashable]]"
) -> T: ...
def __getitem__(self, idx: object) -> object:
return # type: ignore[return-value]
class DataFrame(Generic[IndexT0]):
@property
def loc(self) -> _LocIndexerFrame[Self]:
return _LocIndexerFrame()
def select2(df: DataFrame) -> list[Hashable]:
return []
reveal_type(DataFrame().loc[select2, "x"]) # pyright gives Series, mypy gives Any
def select3(_: DataFrame) -> int:
return 1
reveal_type(DataFrame().loc[select3, "x"]) # pyright gives int, mypy gives Any
Expected Behavior
Same results from the two playground links, since the type variable is not functional
Actual Behavior
Different results.
Your Environment
- Mypy version used: 1.19.1
- Mypy command-line flags: None
- Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): None - Python version used: 3.12, 3.14
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