Change some sequence components in types from lists to tuples (python…

…#8945)

This cuts down on memory a bit by avoiding the separate allocation
inside lists and by allowing all empty sequences to share the empty
tuple.

mypy/checkexpr.py

@@ -3135,7 +3135,9 @@ class LongName(Generic[T]): ...
             # This type is invalid in most runtime contexts, give it an 'object' type.
             return self.named_type('builtins.object')
 
-    def apply_type_arguments_to_callable(self, tp: Type, args: List[Type], ctx: Context) -> Type:
+    def apply_type_arguments_to_callable(
+        self, tp: Type, args: Sequence[Type], ctx: Context
+    ) -> Type:
         """Apply type arguments to a generic callable type coming from a type object.
 
         This will first perform type arguments count checks, report the

mypy/expandtype.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def expand_type_by_instance(typ: Type, instance: Instance) -> Type:
     """Substitute type variables in type using values from an Instance.
     Type variables are considered to be bound by the class declaration."""
     # TODO: use an overloaded signature? (ProperType stays proper after expansion.)
-    if instance.args == []:
+    if not instance.args:
         return typ
     else:
         variables = {}  # type: Dict[TypeVarId, Type]

mypy/exprtotype.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def expr_to_unanalyzed_type(expr: Expression, _parent: Optional[Expression] = No
                 args = expr.index.items
             else:
                 args = [expr.index]
-            base.args = [expr_to_unanalyzed_type(arg, expr) for arg in args]
+            base.args = tuple(expr_to_unanalyzed_type(arg, expr) for arg in args)
             if not base.args:
                 base.empty_tuple_index = True
             return base

mypy/messages.py

@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ def format(typ: Type) -> str:
             base_str = itype.type.fullname
         else:
             base_str = itype.type.name
-        if itype.args == []:
+        if not itype.args:
             # No type arguments, just return the type name
             return base_str
         elif itype.type.fullname == 'builtins.tuple':

mypy/semanal_shared.py

@@ -221,4 +221,4 @@ def calculate_tuple_fallback(typ: TupleType) -> None:
     """
     fallback = typ.partial_fallback
     assert fallback.type.fullname == 'builtins.tuple'
-    fallback.args[0] = join.join_type_list(list(typ.items))
+    fallback.args = (join.join_type_list(list(typ.items)),) + fallback.args[1:]

mypy/suggestions.py

@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ def visit_instance(self, t: Instance) -> str:
 
         if (mod, obj) == ('builtins', 'tuple'):
             mod, obj = 'typing', 'Tuple[' + t.args[0].accept(self) + ', ...]'
-        elif t.args != []:
+        elif t.args:
             obj += '[{}]'.format(self.list_str(t.args))
 
         if mod_obj == ('builtins', 'unicode'):

mypy/typeanal.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from mypy.ordered_dict import OrderedDict
 
-from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, Iterator, TypeVar, Iterable
+from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, Iterator, TypeVar, Iterable, Sequence
 from typing_extensions import Final
 from mypy_extensions import DefaultNamedArg
 
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ def get_omitted_any(self, typ: Type, fullname: Optional[str] = None) -> AnyType:
         disallow_any = not self.is_typeshed_stub and self.options.disallow_any_generics
         return get_omitted_any(disallow_any, self.fail, self.note, typ, fullname)
 
-    def analyze_type_with_type_info(self, info: TypeInfo, args: List[Type], ctx: Context) -> Type:
+    def analyze_type_with_type_info(
+            self, info: TypeInfo, args: Sequence[Type], ctx: Context) -> Type:
         """Bind unbound type when were able to find target TypeInfo.
 
         This handles simple cases like 'int', 'modname.UserClass[str]', etc.
@@ -951,7 +952,7 @@ def fix_instance(t: Instance, fail: MsgCallback, note: MsgCallback,
         else:
             fullname = t.type.fullname
         any_type = get_omitted_any(disallow_any, fail, note, t, fullname, unexpanded_type)
-        t.args = [any_type] * len(t.type.type_vars)
+        t.args = (any_type,) * len(t.type.type_vars)
         return
     # Invalid number of type parameters.
     n = len(t.type.type_vars)
@@ -968,7 +969,7 @@ def fix_instance(t: Instance, fail: MsgCallback, note: MsgCallback,
     # Construct the correct number of type arguments, as
     # otherwise the type checker may crash as it expects
     # things to be right.
-    t.args = [AnyType(TypeOfAny.from_error) for _ in t.type.type_vars]
+    t.args = tuple(AnyType(TypeOfAny.from_error) for _ in t.type.type_vars)
     t.invalid = True
 
 

mypy/types.py

@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class UnboundType(ProperType):
 
     def __init__(self,
                  name: Optional[str],
-                 args: Optional[List[Type]] = None,
+                 args: Optional[Sequence[Type]] = None,
                  line: int = -1,
                  column: int = -1,
                  optional: bool = False,
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def __init__(self,
             args = []
         assert name is not None
         self.name = name
-        self.args = args
+        self.args = tuple(args)
         # Should this type be wrapped in an Optional?
         self.optional = optional
         # Special case for X[()]
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.original_str_fallback = original_str_fallback
 
     def copy_modified(self,
-                      args: Bogus[Optional[List[Type]]] = _dummy,
+                      args: Bogus[Optional[Sequence[Type]]] = _dummy,
                       ) -> 'UnboundType':
         if args is _dummy:
             args = self.args
@@ -731,12 +731,12 @@ class Instance(ProperType):
 
     __slots__ = ('type', 'args', 'erased', 'invalid', 'type_ref', 'last_known_value')
 
-    def __init__(self, typ: mypy.nodes.TypeInfo, args: List[Type],
+    def __init__(self, typ: mypy.nodes.TypeInfo, args: Sequence[Type],
                  line: int = -1, column: int = -1, erased: bool = False,
                  last_known_value: Optional['LiteralType'] = None) -> None:
         super().__init__(line, column)
         self.type = typ
-        self.args = args
+        self.args = tuple(args)
         self.type_ref = None  # type: Optional[str]
 
         # True if result of type variable substitution
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ def visit_instance(self, t: Instance) -> str:
 
         if t.erased:
             s += '*'
-        if t.args != []:
+        if t.args:
             s += '[{}]'.format(self.list_str(t.args))
         if self.id_mapper:
             s += '<{}>'.format(self.id_mapper.id(t.type))

test-data/unit/plugins/dyn_class.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def replace_col_hook(ctx):
                 if new_sym:
                     new_info = new_sym.node
                     assert isinstance(new_info, TypeInfo)
-                    node.type = Instance(new_info, node.type.args.copy(),
+                    node.type = Instance(new_info, node.type.args,
                                          node.type.line,
                                          node.type.column)