[red-knot] Deeper understanding of LiteralString (#14649)
## Summary Resolves #14648. ## Test Plan Markdown tests. --------- Co-authored-by: Carl Meyer <carl@astral.sh>
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# `LiteralString`
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`LiteralString` represents a string that is either defined directly within the source code or is
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made up of such components.
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Parts of the testcases defined here were adapted from [the specification's examples][1].
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## Usages
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### Valid places
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It can be used anywhere a type is accepted:
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```py
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from typing import LiteralString
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x: LiteralString
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def f():
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reveal_type(x) # revealed: LiteralString
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```
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### Within `Literal`
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`LiteralString` cannot be used within `Literal`:
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```py
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from typing import Literal, LiteralString
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bad_union: Literal["hello", LiteralString] # error: [invalid-literal-parameter]
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bad_nesting: Literal[LiteralString] # error: [invalid-literal-parameter]
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```
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### Parametrized
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`LiteralString` cannot be parametrized.
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```py
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from typing import LiteralString
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a: LiteralString[str] # error: [invalid-type-parameter]
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b: LiteralString["foo"] # error: [invalid-type-parameter]
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```
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### As a base class
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Subclassing `LiteralString` leads to a runtime error.
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```py
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from typing import LiteralString
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class C(LiteralString): ... # error: [invalid-base]
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```
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## Inference
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### Common operations
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```py
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foo: LiteralString = "foo"
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reveal_type(foo) # revealed: Literal["foo"]
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bar: LiteralString = "bar"
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reveal_type(foo + bar) # revealed: Literal["foobar"]
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baz: LiteralString = "baz"
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baz += foo
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reveal_type(baz) # revealed: Literal["bazfoo"]
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qux = (foo, bar)
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reveal_type(qux) # revealed: tuple[Literal["foo"], Literal["bar"]]
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# TODO: Infer "LiteralString"
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reveal_type(foo.join(qux)) # revealed: @Todo(call todo)
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template: LiteralString = "{}, {}"
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reveal_type(template) # revealed: Literal["{}, {}"]
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# TODO: Infer `LiteralString`
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reveal_type(template.format(foo, bar)) # revealed: @Todo(call todo)
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```
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### Assignability
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`Literal[""]` is assignable to `LiteralString`, and `LiteralString` is assignable to `str`, but not
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vice versa.
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```py
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def coinflip() -> bool:
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return True
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foo_1: Literal["foo"] = "foo"
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bar_1: LiteralString = foo_1 # fine
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foo_2 = "foo" if coinflip() else "bar"
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reveal_type(foo_2) # revealed: Literal["foo", "bar"]
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bar_2: LiteralString = foo_2 # fine
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foo_3: LiteralString = "foo" * 1_000_000_000
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bar_3: str = foo_2 # fine
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baz_1: str = str()
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qux_1: LiteralString = baz_1 # error: [invalid-assignment]
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baz_2: LiteralString = "baz" * 1_000_000_000
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qux_2: Literal["qux"] = baz_2 # error: [invalid-assignment]
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baz_3 = "foo" if coinflip() else 1
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reveal_type(baz_3) # revealed: Literal["foo"] | Literal[1]
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qux_3: LiteralString = baz_3 # error: [invalid-assignment]
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```
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### Narrowing
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```py
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lorem: LiteralString = "lorem" * 1_000_000_000
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reveal_type(lorem) # revealed: LiteralString
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if lorem == "ipsum":
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reveal_type(lorem) # revealed: Literal["ipsum"]
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reveal_type(lorem) # revealed: LiteralString
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if "" < lorem == "ipsum":
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reveal_type(lorem) # revealed: Literal["ipsum"]
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```
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[1]: https://typing.readthedocs.io/en/latest/spec/literal.html#literalstring
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