Bug Report
Assigning a generic call returning K | None to a previously undeclared
self. attribute spuriously fails [arg-type] on that same assignment. The
attribute's inferred type (str | None) apparently comes back as call context
on a later pass, solving K = str | None; the invariant Mapping key then
rejects dict[str, str].
The same expression passes with no context, an annotated local, an annotated
attribute, or a reassigned local (whose second assignment is likewise checked
against its own inferred str | None) — the optional-stripping special case
seems skipped on the inferred-attribute path alone. A sync version (no
async/await) also passes, pointing at the deferred re-check await
triggers.
To Reproduce
from collections.abc import Mapping
async def select_one[K](options: Mapping[K, str]) -> K | None: ...
class ViaInferredAttr:
async def m(self) -> None:
cases = {"a": "x"}
self._done = await select_one(cases) # error (spurious)
async def via_local() -> None:
cases = {"a": "x"}
done = await select_one(cases) # ok
done = await select_one(cases) # ok (context = inferred str | None)
done2: str | None = await select_one(cases) # ok
class ViaAnnotatedAttr:
_done: str | None
async def m(self) -> None:
cases = {"a": "x"}
self._done = await select_one(cases) # ok
Expected Behavior
All call sites typecheck, with K = str.
Actual Behavior
repro.py:10: error: Argument 1 to "select_one" has incompatible type "dict[str, str]"; expected "Mapping[str | None, str]" [arg-type]
The str | None key shows the return's | None leaked into K.
Your Environment
- mypy 1.20.2 (compiled), no flags
- Python 3.13
Related: #5874 (over-eager outer context with unions), #19304 (assignment target
changes results). New here: the context is self-inferred — no annotation exists
anywhere — and explicit spellings of the same type behave differently.
Bug Report
Assigning a generic call returning
K | Noneto a previously undeclaredself.attribute spuriously fails[arg-type]on that same assignment. Theattribute's inferred type (
str | None) apparently comes back as call contexton a later pass, solving
K = str | None; the invariantMappingkey thenrejects
dict[str, str].The same expression passes with no context, an annotated local, an annotated
attribute, or a reassigned local (whose second assignment is likewise checked
against its own inferred
str | None) — the optional-stripping special caseseems skipped on the inferred-attribute path alone. A sync version (no
async/await) also passes, pointing at the deferred re-checkawaittriggers.
To Reproduce
Expected Behavior
All call sites typecheck, with
K = str.Actual Behavior
The
str | Nonekey shows the return's| Noneleaked intoK.Your Environment
Related: #5874 (over-eager outer context with unions), #19304 (assignment target
changes results). New here: the context is self-inferred — no annotation exists
anywhere — and explicit spellings of the same type behave differently.