generic subclasss and typevar with constraint
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Description
Not sure if this is a "bug" or I didn't understand generics, but
import typing
T = typing.TypeVar('T', str, int)
class Base(typing.Generic[T]):
def __init__(self, bar: T):
self.bar: T = bar
class Child(Base[T]):
def __init__(self, bar: T):
super().__init__(bar)
mypy 0.720 (on windows) says
> mypy.exe test\__init__.py
test\__init__.py:15: error: Argument 1 to "__init__" of "Base" has incompatible type "str"; expected "T"
test\__init__.py:15: error: Argument 1 to "__init__" of "Base" has incompatible type "int"; expected "T"
but if I change the T definition to T = typing.TypeVar('T') the errors go away
What I want is to specify that
- the "Base" constructor has a parameter that could be an int or a str
- the "Child" constructor has the same "signature" of the "Base" one (well, this is a simplified example, I want something more...)
is this a bug? di I misinterpreted the TypeVar usage?
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Reproduce the example in test_init_.py with mypy 0.720, comparing the constrained TypeVar with the unconstrained version. Read the relevant generic and TypeVar-checking paths, then establish whether the reported diagnostic is expected; done means documenting the behavior or adding a regression test and correcting it if it is a bug.
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