Improve error message for dotted names resolved through variables or functions#21449
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When a dotted name like `b.a` is used as a type (e.g. base class or
annotation) and the prefix resolves to a variable or function instead of
a module or class, mypy previously emitted the confusing error:
Name "b.a" is not defined
The new message explains *why* the name can't be resolved:
Name "b.a" is not defined ("b" is a variable, not a module or class)
For functions the parenthetical says "a function" instead of "a variable".
Fixes python#8603
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Diff from mypy_primer, showing the effect of this PR on open source code: steam.py (https://github.com/Gobot1234/steam.py)
- steam/ext/commands/cog.py:184: error: Name "commands.Context" is not defined [name-defined]
+ steam/ext/commands/cog.py:184: error: Name "commands.Context" is not defined ("commands" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- steam/ext/commands/cog.py:198: error: Name "commands.Context" is not defined [name-defined]
+ steam/ext/commands/cog.py:198: error: Name "commands.Context" is not defined ("commands" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- steam/ext/commands/cog.py:208: error: Name "commands.Context" is not defined [name-defined]
+ steam/ext/commands/cog.py:208: error: Name "commands.Context" is not defined ("commands" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
operator (https://github.com/canonical/operator)
- ops/_private/harness.py:426: error: Name "self._charm_cls.on.__class__" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ops/_private/harness.py:426: error: Name "self._charm_cls.on.__class__" is not defined ("self" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ops/_private/harness.py:431: error: Name "self._charm_cls" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ops/_private/harness.py:431: error: Name "self._charm_cls" is not defined ("self" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ops/_private/harness.py:2144: error: Name "model.CloudSpec" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ops/_private/harness.py:2144: error: Name "model.CloudSpec" is not defined ("model" is a function, not a module or class) [name-defined]
artigraph (https://github.com/artigraph/artigraph)
- src/arti/internal/mappings.py:253: error: Name "cls.__target_type__" is not defined [name-defined]
+ src/arti/internal/mappings.py:253: error: Name "cls.__target_type__" is not defined ("cls" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
ibis (https://github.com/ibis-project/ibis)
- ibis/backends/tests/base.py:197: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/base.py:197: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/base.py:212: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/base.py:212: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/base.py:228: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/base.py:228: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/base.py:232: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/base.py:232: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/base.py:240: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/base.py:240: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/base.py:245: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/base.py:245: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_window.py:50: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_window.py:50: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_window.py:79: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_window.py:79: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_window.py:83: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_window.py:83: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:53: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:53: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:62: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:62: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:81: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:81: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:102: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:102: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:108: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:108: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:108: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:108: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:162: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:162: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:162: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:162: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:172: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:172: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:172: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:172: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:183: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:183: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:183: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:183: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:190: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:190: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:190: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:190: error: Name "pd.DataFrame" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:229: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:229: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:259: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:259: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:265: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_vectorized_udf.py:265: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:46: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:46: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1565: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1565: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1569: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1569: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1569: error: Name "np.ndarray" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1569: error: Name "np.ndarray" is not defined ("np" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1679: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1679: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1683: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1683: error: Name "pd.Series" is not defined ("pd" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
- ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1683: error: Name "np.ndarray" is not defined [name-defined]
+ ibis/backends/tests/test_aggregation.py:1683: error: Name "np.ndarray" is not defined ("np" is a variable, not a module or class) [name-defined]
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Fixes #8603
When a dotted name like
b.ais used in a type context andbresolves to a variable (or function), mypy currently reportsName "b.a" is not defined, which is misleading — the user may think they have a typo.This PR detects when the lookup passes through a
Var,FuncDef, orDecoratornode and appends a clarifying parenthetical:This makes it clear that the problem is structural (attribute access on a non-module/class) rather than a missing name.