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# pep484 stubs for Django
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This package contains [type stubs](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0561/) and a custom mypy plugin to provide more precise static types and type inference for Django framework. Django uses some Python "magic" that makes having precise types for some code patterns problematic. This is why we need this project. The final goal is to be able to get precise types for most common patterns.
## Installation
```bash
pip install django-stubs
```
To make mypy aware of the plugin, you need to add
```ini
[mypy]
plugins =
mypy_django_plugin.main
[mypy.plugins.django-stubs]
django_settings_module = "myproject.settings"
```
in your `mypy.ini` or `setup.cfg` [file](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config_file.html).
Two things happeining here:
1. We need to explicitly list our plugin to be loaded by `mypy`
2. Our plugin also requires `django` settings module (what you put into `DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE` variable) to be specified
This fully working [typed boilerplate](https://github.com/wemake-services/wemake-django-template) can serve you as an example.
## Version compatibility
We rely on different `django` and `mypy` versions:
| django-stubs | mypy version | django version | python version
| ------------ | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| 1.8.0 | 0.812 | 2.2.x \|\| 3.x | ^3.6
| 1.7.0 | 0.790 | 2.2.x \|\| 3.x | ^3.6
| 1.6.0 | 0.780 | 2.2.x \|\| 3.x | ^3.6
| 1.5.0 | 0.770 | 2.2.x \|\| 3.x | ^3.6
| 1.4.0 | 0.760 | 2.2.x \|\| 3.x | ^3.6
| 1.3.0 | 0.750 | 2.2.x \|\| 3.x | ^3.6
| 1.2.0 | 0.730 | 2.2.x | ^3.6
| 1.1.0 | 0.720 | 2.2.x | ^3.6
| 0.12.x | old semantic analyzer (<0.711), dmypy support | 2.1.x | ^3.6
## FAQ
### Is this an official Django project?
No, it is not. We are independent from Django at the moment.
There's a [proposal](https://github.com/django/deps/pull/65) to merge our project into the Django itself.
You can show your support by liking the PR.
### Is it safe to use this in production?
Yes, it is! This project does not affect your runtime at all.
It only affects `mypy` type checking process.
But, it does not make any sense to use this project without `mypy`.
### mypy crashes when I run it with this plugin installed
Current implementation uses Django runtime to extract models information, so it will crash, if your installed apps or `models.py` is not correct. For this same reason, you cannot use `reveal_type` inside global scope of any Python file that will be executed for `django.setup()`.
In other words, if your `manage.py runserver` crashes, mypy will crash too.
You can also run `mypy` with [`--tb`](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/command_line.html#cmdoption-mypy-show-traceback)
option to get extra information about the error.
### I cannot use QuerySet or Manager with type annotations
You can get a `TypeError: 'type' object is not subscriptable`
when you will try to use `QuerySet[MyModel]`, `Manager[MyModel]` or some other Django-based Generic types.
This happens because these Django classes do not support [`__class_getitem__`](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0560/#class-getitem) magic method in runtime.
1. You can go with our [`django_stubs_ext`](https://github.com/typeddjango/django-stubs/tree/master/django_stubs_ext) helper, that patches all the types we use as Generic in django.
Install it:
```bash
pip install django-stubs-ext # as a production dependency
```
And then place in your top-level settings:
```python
import django_stubs_ext
django_stubs_ext.monkeypatch()
```
2. You can use strings instead: `'QuerySet[MyModel]'` and `'Manager[MyModel]'`, this way it will work as a type for `mypy` and as a regular `str` in runtime.
### How can I create a HttpRequest that's guaranteed to have an authenticated user?
Django's built in `HttpRequest` has the attribute `user` that resolves to the type
```python
Union[User, AnonymousUser]
```
where `User` is the user model specified by the `AUTH_USER_MODEL` setting.
If you want a `HttpRequest` that you can type-annotate with where you know that the user is authenticated you can subclass the normal `HttpRequest` class like so:
```python
from django.http import HttpRequest
from my_user_app.models import MyUser
class AuthenticatedHttpRequest(HttpRequest):
user: MyUser
```
And then use `AuthenticatedHttpRequest` instead of the standard `HttpRequest` for when you know that the user is authenticated. For example in views using the `@login_required` decorator.
### My QuerySet methods are returning Any rather than my Model
`QuerySet.as_manager()` is not currently supported.
If you are using `MyQuerySet.as_manager()`, then your `Manager`/`QuerySet` methods will all not be linked to your model.
Example:
```python
from django.db import models
class MyModelQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
pass
class MyModel(models.Model):
bar = models.IntegerField()
objects = MyModelQuerySet.as_manager()
def use_my_model():
foo = MyModel.objects.get(id=1) # This is `Any` but it should be `MyModel`
return foo.xyz # No error, but there should be
```
There is a workaround: use `Manager.from_queryset` instead.
Example:
```python
from django.db import models
class MyModelQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
pass
MyModelManager = models.Manager.from_queryset(MyModelQuerySet)
class MyModel(models.Model):
bar = models.IntegerField()
objects = MyModelManager()
def use_my_model():
foo = MyModel.objects.get(id=1)
return foo.xyz # Gives an error
```
## Related projects
- [`awesome-python-typing`](https://github.com/typeddjango/awesome-python-typing) - Awesome list of all typing-related things in Python.
- [`djangorestframework-stubs`](https://github.com/typeddjango/djangorestframework-stubs) - Stubs for Django REST Framework.
- [`pytest-mypy-plugins`](https://github.com/typeddjango/pytest-mypy-plugins) - `pytest` plugin that we use for testing `mypy` stubs and plugins.
- [`wemake-django-template`](https://github.com/wemake-services/wemake-django-template) - Create new typed Django projects in seconds.
## To get help
We have Gitter here: <https://gitter.im/mypy-django/Lobby>
If you think you have more generic typing issue, please refer to <https://github.com/python/mypy> and their Gitter.
## Contributing
This project is open source and community driven. As such we encourage contributions big and small. You can contribute by doing any of the following:
1. Contribute code (e.g. improve stubs, add plugin capabilities, write tests etc) - to do so please follow the [contribution guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
2. Assist in code reviews and discussions in issues.
3. Identify bugs and issues and report these
You can always also reach out in gitter to discuss your contributions!