Spurious error with dynamic keyword arguments
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Description
Bug Report
The expression datetime.timedelta(**{"seconds": 1.0}) works correctly in python, but mypy reports it as an error if the python-version parameter is 3.6 or greater. (note that the typeshed definition of timedelta.__init__ is conditioned on the python version, which explains why that parameter has this effect)
To Reproduce
test.py:
import datetime
datetime.timedelta(**{"seconds": 1.0})
Run mypy --python-version 3.5 test.py and mypy --python-version 3.6 test.py
Actual Behavior
With --python-version 3.5, there are no errors. With --python-version 3.6, it reports:
test.py:3: error: Argument 1 to "timedelta" has incompatible type "**Dict[str, float]"; expected "int"
Found 1 error in 1 file (checked 1 source file)
Your Environment
- Mypy version used: tested both 0.740 and 0.790
- Mypy command-line flags:
--python-version - Mypy configuration options from
mypy.ini(and other config files): none - Python version used: 3.8
- Operating system and version: linux
Minimal test case: https://repl.it/@bdarnell/mypy-dynamic-keyword-args-bug-report
CI build in which this was initially discovered: https://travis-ci.org/github/tornadoweb/tornado/jobs/740396440
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Research direction
Start with the minimal test.py example and the linked typeshed datetime.pyi definition, then compare mypy's handling of the call under --python-version 3.5 and 3.6. The issue is done when the dynamic keyword call is accepted for Python 3.6 without regressing the existing 3.5 behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100