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"multiple values for keyword argument" with star expansion

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bug false-positive priority-1-normal topic-union-types
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Description

MyPy seems to be unaware of the length of a Tuple when wrapped in a Union:

from typing import Union, Tuple


def get_tuple() -> Union[Tuple[int, int], Tuple[None, None]]:
    return (1, 2)


def process_tuple(one, two, flag=False):
    print(one, two, flag)


process_tuple(*get_tuple(), flag=True)
1.py:12: error: "process_tuple" gets multiple values for keyword argument "flag"

Same code without a unionized type (def get_tuple() -> Tuple[int, int]:) works.

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Research direction

Start with the provided Python reproducer and trace mypy's handling of Union[Tuple[int, int], Tuple[None, None]] during star expansion and keyword checking. Done when the valid call no longer reports a duplicate flag argument and a regression test covers both the unionized and non-unionized cases.

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python
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developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Bug
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3-5 days
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