[ty] Infer `type[Unknown]` for calls to `type()` when overload evaluation is ambiguous by AlexWaygood · Pull Request #22569 · astral-sh/ruff

AlexWaygood · 2026-01-14T11:25:26Z

Summary

This is an alternative PR to #22502

Test Plan

Mdtests

astral-sh-bot · 2026-01-14T11:27:17Z

Diagnostic diff on typing conformance tests

No changes detected when running ty on typing conformance tests ✅

astral-sh-bot · 2026-01-14T11:28:26Z

`mypy_primer` results

Changes were detected when running on open source projects

pydantic (https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic)
- pydantic/fields.py:943:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, Divergent] | ((dict[str, Divergent], /) -> None) | None`
+ pydantic/fields.py:943:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements] | ((dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements], /) -> None) | None`
- pydantic/fields.py:983:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, Divergent] | ((dict[str, Divergent], /) -> None) | None`
+ pydantic/fields.py:983:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements] | ((dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements], /) -> None) | None`
- pydantic/fields.py:1026:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, Divergent] | ((dict[str, Divergent], /) -> None) | None`
+ pydantic/fields.py:1026:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements] | ((dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements], /) -> None) | None`
- pydantic/fields.py:1066:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, Divergent] | ((dict[str, Divergent], /) -> None) | None`
+ pydantic/fields.py:1066:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements] | ((dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements], /) -> None) | None`
- pydantic/fields.py:1109:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, Divergent] | ((dict[str, Divergent], /) -> None) | None`
+ pydantic/fields.py:1109:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements] | ((dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements], /) -> None) | None`
- pydantic/fields.py:1148:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, Divergent] | ((dict[str, Divergent], /) -> None) | None`
+ pydantic/fields.py:1148:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements] | ((dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements], /) -> None) | None`
- pydantic/fields.py:1188:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, Divergent] | ((dict[str, Divergent], /) -> None) | None`
+ pydantic/fields.py:1188:5: error[invalid-parameter-default] Default value of type `PydanticUndefinedType` is not assignable to annotated parameter type `dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements] | ((dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements], /) -> None) | None`
- pydantic/fields.py:1567:13: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument is incorrect: Expected `dict[str, Divergent] | ((dict[str, Divergent], /) -> None) | None`, found `Top[dict[Unknown, Unknown]] | (((dict[str, Divergent], /) -> None) & ~Top[dict[Unknown, Unknown]]) | None`
+ pydantic/fields.py:1567:13: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument is incorrect: Expected `dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements] | ((dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements], /) -> None) | None`, found `Top[dict[Unknown, Unknown]] | (((dict[str, int | float | str | ... omitted 3 union elements], /) -> None) & ~Top[dict[Unknown, Unknown]]) | None`

Tanjun (https://github.com/FasterSpeeding/Tanjun)
- tanjun/dependencies/data.py:347:12: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `_T@cached_inject`, found `Coroutine[Any, Any, _T@cached_inject | Coroutine[Any, Any, _T@cached_inject]] | _T@cached_inject`
+ tanjun/dependencies/data.py:347:12: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `_T@cached_inject`, found `_T@cached_inject | Coroutine[Any, Any, _T@cached_inject | Coroutine[Any, Any, _T@cached_inject]]`

prefect (https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect)
- src/integrations/prefect-dbt/prefect_dbt/core/settings.py:94:28: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any]` is not assignable to `dict[str, Any]`
+ src/integrations/prefect-dbt/prefect_dbt/core/settings.py:94:28: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any] | str | ... omitted 4 union elements` is not assignable to `dict[str, Any]`
- src/integrations/prefect-dbt/prefect_dbt/core/settings.py:99:28: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `T@resolve_variables | dict[str, Any]` is not assignable to `dict[str, Any]`
+ src/integrations/prefect-dbt/prefect_dbt/core/settings.py:99:28: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `T@resolve_variables | str | int | ... omitted 4 union elements` is not assignable to `dict[str, Any]`
- src/prefect/cli/deploy/_core.py:86:21: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any]` is not assignable to `dict[str, Any]`
+ src/prefect/cli/deploy/_core.py:86:21: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any] | str | ... omitted 4 union elements` is not assignable to `dict[str, Any]`
- src/prefect/cli/deploy/_core.py:87:21: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `T@resolve_variables` is not assignable to `dict[str, Any]`
+ src/prefect/cli/deploy/_core.py:87:21: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `T@resolve_variables | str | int | ... omitted 4 union elements` is not assignable to `dict[str, Any]`
- src/prefect/deployments/steps/core.py:137:38: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument is incorrect: Expected `T@resolve_variables`, found `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any]`
+ src/prefect/deployments/steps/core.py:137:38: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument is incorrect: Expected `T@resolve_variables`, found `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any] | str | ... omitted 4 union elements`
- src/prefect/utilities/templating.py:320:13: error[invalid-assignment] Invalid subscript assignment with key of type `object` and value of type `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any]` on object of type `dict[str, Any]`
+ src/prefect/utilities/templating.py:320:13: error[invalid-assignment] Invalid subscript assignment with key of type `object` and value of type `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any] | str | ... omitted 4 union elements` on object of type `dict[str, Any]`
- src/prefect/utilities/templating.py:323:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any]`, found `list[T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any] | Unknown]`
+ src/prefect/utilities/templating.py:323:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any]`, found `list[T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any] | str | ... omitted 5 union elements]`
- src/prefect/utilities/templating.py:437:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `T@resolve_variables`, found `dict[object, T@resolve_variables | Unknown]`
+ src/prefect/utilities/templating.py:437:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `T@resolve_variables`, found `dict[object, T@resolve_variables | str | int | ... omitted 5 union elements]`
- src/prefect/utilities/templating.py:442:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `T@resolve_variables`, found `list[T@resolve_variables | Unknown]`
+ src/prefect/utilities/templating.py:442:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `T@resolve_variables`, found `list[T@resolve_variables | str | int | ... omitted 5 union elements]`
- src/prefect/workers/base.py:232:13: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument is incorrect: Expected `T@resolve_variables`, found `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any]`
+ src/prefect/workers/base.py:232:13: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument is incorrect: Expected `T@resolve_variables`, found `T@resolve_block_document_references | dict[str, Any] | str | ... omitted 4 union elements`
- src/prefect/workers/base.py:234:20: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument expression after ** must be a mapping type: Found `T@resolve_variables`
+ src/prefect/workers/base.py:234:20: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument expression after ** must be a mapping type: Found `T@resolve_variables | str | int | ... omitted 4 union elements`

scikit-build-core (https://github.com/scikit-build/scikit-build-core)
+ src/scikit_build_core/build/wheel.py:99:20: error[no-matching-overload] No overload of bound method `__init__` matches arguments
- Found 47 diagnostics
+ Found 48 diagnostics

static-frame (https://github.com/static-frame/static-frame)
- static_frame/core/bus.py:675:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemILocReduces[Bus[Any], object_]`, found `InterGetItemILocReduces[Self@iloc | Bus[Any], object_ | Self@iloc]`
+ static_frame/core/bus.py:671:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemLocReduces[Bus[Any], object_]`, found `InterGetItemLocReduces[Bus[Any] | Bottom[Index[Any]] | TypeBlocks | ... omitted 6 union elements, object_]`
+ static_frame/core/bus.py:675:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemILocReduces[Bus[Any], object_]`, found `InterGetItemILocReduces[Bus[Any] | Bottom[Index[Any]] | TypeBlocks | ... omitted 6 union elements, object_ | Self@iloc]`
- static_frame/core/index.py:580:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemLocReduces[TVContainer_co@loc, TVDtype@Index]`, found `InterGetItemLocReduces[Bottom[Series[Any, Any]] | Any, TVDtype@Index]`
+ static_frame/core/index.py:580:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemLocReduces[TVContainer_co@loc, TVDtype@Index]`, found `InterGetItemLocReduces[Any | Bottom[Series[Any, Any]], TVDtype@Index]`
- static_frame/core/node_selector.py:526:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemLocReduces[TVContainer_co@InterfaceSelectQuartet, Any]`, found `InterGetItemLocReduces[Bottom[Series[Any, Any]] | Unknown, Any]`
+ static_frame/core/node_selector.py:526:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemLocReduces[TVContainer_co@InterfaceSelectQuartet, Any]`, found `InterGetItemLocReduces[Unknown | Bottom[Series[Any, Any]], Any]`
- static_frame/core/series.py:772:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemILocReduces[Series[Any, Any], TVDtype@Series]`, found `InterGetItemILocReduces[Series[Any, Any] | Bottom[Index[Any]] | TypeBlocks | ... omitted 6 union elements, TVDtype@Series]`
+ static_frame/core/series.py:772:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemILocReduces[Series[Any, Any], TVDtype@Series]`, found `InterGetItemILocReduces[Series[Any, Any] | ndarray[Never, Never] | TypeBlocks | ... omitted 6 union elements, TVDtype@Series]`
+ static_frame/core/yarn.py:418:16: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `InterGetItemILocReduces[Yarn[Any], object_]`, found `InterGetItemILocReduces[Yarn[Any] | ndarray[Never, Never] | TypeBlocks | ... omitted 6 union elements, object_]`
- Found 1825 diagnostics
+ Found 1827 diagnostics

sympy (https://github.com/sympy/sympy)
+ sympy/strategies/branch/traverse.py:22:41: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument to function `__new__` is incorrect: Expected `Iterable[Unknown]`, found `Unknown | type`
- sympy/strategies/branch/traverse.py:24:23: error[no-matching-overload] No overload of class `type` matches arguments
+ sympy/strategies/traverse.py:34:30: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument to function `__new__` is incorrect: Expected `Iterable[Unknown]`, found `Unknown | type`
- sympy/strategies/traverse.py:35:20: error[no-matching-overload] No overload of class `type` matches arguments

rotki (https://github.com/rotki/rotki)
- rotkehlchen/chain/decoding/tools.py:96:44: warning[unused-ignore-comment] Unused blanket `type: ignore` directive
- rotkehlchen/chain/decoding/tools.py:99:13: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument to function `decode_transfer_direction` is incorrect: Expected `Sequence[A@BaseDecoderTools]`, found `Unknown | tuple[BTCAddress, ...] | tuple[ChecksumAddress, ...] | tuple[SubstrateAddress, ...] | tuple[SolanaAddress, ...]`
- rotkehlchen/chain/decoding/tools.py:100:62: warning[unused-ignore-comment] Unused blanket `type: ignore` directive
+ rotkehlchen/chain/decoding/tools.py:97:13: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument to function `decode_transfer_direction` is incorrect: Expected `BTCAddress | ChecksumAddress | SubstrateAddress | SolanaAddress`, found `A@BaseDecoderTools`
+ rotkehlchen/chain/decoding/tools.py:98:13: error[invalid-argument-type] Argument to function `decode_transfer_direction` is incorrect: Expected `BTCAddress | ChecksumAddress | SubstrateAddress | SolanaAddress | None`, found `A@BaseDecoderTools | None`
- Found 2057 diagnostics
+ Found 2056 diagnostics

core (https://github.com/home-assistant/core)
+ homeassistant/util/variance.py:47:12: error[invalid-return-type] Return type does not match returned value: expected `(**_P@ignore_variance) -> _R@ignore_variance`, found `_Wrapped[_P@ignore_variance, _R@ignore_variance | int | float | datetime, _P@ignore_variance, _R@ignore_variance | int | float | datetime]`
- Found 14505 diagnostics
+ Found 14506 diagnostics

No memory usage changes detected ✅

astral-sh-bot · 2026-01-14T11:35:52Z

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Lint rule	Added	Removed	Changed
`invalid-return-type`	3	1	4
`invalid-argument-type`	2	0	0
`no-matching-overload`	0	2	0
`type-assertion-failure`	2	0	0
Total	7	3	4

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charliermarsh

Looks great.

AlexWaygood · 2026-01-14T14:13:48Z

Looks great.

Thank you! I started with your branch so will list you as a co-author on the commit

AlexWaygood added the ty Multi-file analysis & type inference label Jan 14, 2026

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[ty] Assume 3-argument form for variadics in type(...) #22502

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