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Inconsistency in use builtin.type and typing.Type in error messages #13027

@denballakh

Description

@denballakh

Consider this example:

x: type[type]
reveal_type(x) # Revealed type is "Type[builtins.type]"

reveal_type(type[type]) # Value of type "Type[type]" is not indexable
                        # Revealed type is "Any"

Here im using only builtins.type, but in error messages and notes i can see:

  • type (i think it is the same as builtins.type)
  • builtins.type
  • Type (i think it is the same as typing.Type)

Expected Behavior
Choose one alias for builtins.type and use it everywhere.
OR
Use the alias that was used in the code.

My Environment

  • mypy 0.961 (compiled: no)
  • no command-line flags, no config file
  • CPython 3.10.4
  • Windows 10

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