[red-knot] is_subtype_of
fix for KnownInstance
types
#14750
Merged
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Summary
KnownInstance::instance_fallback
may return instances of supertypes. For example, it returns an instance of_SpecialForm
forLiteral
. This means it can't be used on the right-hand side ofis_subtype_of
relationships, because it might lead to false positives.I can lead to false negatives on the left hand side of
is_subtype_of
, but this is at least a known limitation. False negatives are fine for most applications, but false positives can lead to wrong results in intersection-simplification, for example.closes #14731
Test Plan
Added regression test