Lambda as RHS for operator always gets inferred as Any
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topic-disallow-any
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Description
When a lambda is given as the RHS in an operator (example uses >>, but also occurs with others), the lambda’s type is always inferred as Any. Whereas calling the operator function directly, or passing an explicit function, does not.
from typing import Callable, Generic, TypeVar
_T = TypeVar('_T')
_U = TypeVar('_U')
class A(Generic[_T]):
_value: _T
def __init__(self, val: _T) -> None: ...
def __rshift__(self, f: Callable[[_T], _U]) -> _U: ...
def inc(x: int) -> int: ...
A(1) >> inc # No error
A(1).__rshift__(lambda x: x + 1) # No error
A(1) >> (lambda x: x + 1)
# │ └ Expression has type "Any"
# └ Expression type contains "Any" (has type Callable[[Any], Any])
- Python 3.7.0
- mypy 0.641
- mypy config:
[mypy] check_untyped_defs = True disallow_any_decorated = True disallow_any_expr = True disallow_any_unimported = True disallow_incomplete_defs = True disallow_subclassing_any = True disallow_untyped_calls = True disallow_untyped_decorators = True disallow_untyped_defs = True warn_return_any = True warn_unused_ignores = True
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Run the supplied Python reproduction with the listed mypy configuration and compare the operator form with the direct method call and named function. Trace the operator-expression type inference from that entry point; done means the parenthesized lambda is inferred from the operand type instead of producing Any.
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- python
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