mypy fails to report missing "private" __x attribute
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Description
Mypy doesn't seem to grok that self.__x in a subclass is different from self.__x in a superclass. It also doesn't seem to understand order of initialization.
- Are you reporting a bug, or opening a feature request?
bug
- Please insert below the code you are checking with mypy
class A:
def __init__(self, x: int) -> None:
self.__x = x # replace this with pass and mypy reports the error
class B(A):
def __init__(self) -> None:
A.__init__(self, self.__x)
B()
- What is the actual behavior/output?
$ mypy --strict tytest.py
Success: no issues found in 1 source file
$ python tytest.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "tytest.py", line 11, in <module>
B()
File "tytest.py", line 8, in __init__
A.__init__(self, self.__x)
AttributeError: 'B' object has no attribute '_B__x
- What is the behavior/output you expect?
mypy should report:
tytest.py:8: error: "B" has no attribute "__x
- What are the versions of mypy and Python you are using?
mypy 0.700
Do you see the same issue after installing mypy from Git master?
yes (mypy-0.770+dev.01ca4e062e38a9db8f462b9464fbbd5dd945a8cf)
- What are the mypy flags you are using? (For example --strict-optional)
--strict
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Research direction
Start by running the reported tytest.py example with mypy --strict and compare the accepted code with Python's AttributeError. Read the type-checking paths for double-underscore name handling and instance initialization, then add coverage that distinguishes subclass and superclass private attributes and reports the missing attribute before the program runs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100