Introduce a type for an unknown invariant generic param that behaves strictly
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Description
This is the same issue as #1835, which was closed -- the given reason was that object can be used instead of Unknown. However, this is not the case. Consider:
class Foo(tp.Generic[T]):
def bar(self, x: T) -> T:
...
def baz(...):
...
I want a type that represents "Foo with unknown T", which I can call baz on but not bar.
foo: Foo[Unknown] = ...
foo.bar(1) # type error, int cannot be assigned to Unknown
foo.baz() # works fine because no T is needed
This doesn't work if I use object:
foo: Foo[object] = ...
foo.bar(1) # typechecks because int is a subtype of object
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Research direction
Review the examples in this issue and compare them with the prior discussion in #1835. Define the desired behavior for an unknown generic parameter, including which calls are accepted or rejected; the issue is complete when the typing behavior and implementation path are agreed.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100