"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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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100