fix: unpack unions inside tuples in except handlers

mypy/checker.py

@@ -5298,16 +5298,22 @@ def get_types_from_except_handler(self, typ: Type, n: Expression) -> list[Type]:
         """Helper for check_except_handler_test to retrieve handler types."""
         typ = get_proper_type(typ)
         if isinstance(typ, TupleType):
-            return typ.items
+            merged_type = make_simplified_union(typ.items)
+            if isinstance(merged_type, UnionType):
+                return merged_type.relevant_items()
+            return [merged_type]
+        elif is_named_instance(typ, "builtins.tuple"):
+            # variadic tuple
+            merged_type = make_simplified_union((typ.args[0],))
+            if isinstance(merged_type, UnionType):
+                return merged_type.relevant_items()
+            return [merged_type]
         elif isinstance(typ, UnionType):
             return [
                 union_typ
                 for item in typ.relevant_items()
                 for union_typ in self.get_types_from_except_handler(item, n)
             ]
-        elif is_named_instance(typ, "builtins.tuple"):
-            # variadic tuple
-            return [typ.args[0]]
         else:
             return [typ]
 

mypy/fastparse.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 import warnings
 from collections.abc import Sequence
-from typing import Any, Callable, Final, Literal, TypeVar, Union, cast, overload
+from typing import Any, Callable, Final, Literal, TypeVar, cast, overload
 
 from mypy import defaults, errorcodes as codes, message_registry
 from mypy.errors import Errors

test-data/unit/check-statements.test

@@ -801,6 +801,57 @@ def error_in_variadic(exc: Tuple[int, ...]) -> None:
 
 [builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 
+[case testExceptWithMultipleTypes5]
+from typing import Tuple, Type, Union
+
+class E1(BaseException): pass
+class E2(BaseException): pass
+class E3(BaseException): pass
+
+def union_in_variadic(exc: Tuple[Union[Type[E1], Type[E2]], ...]) -> None:
+    try:
+        pass
+    except exc as e:
+        reveal_type(e)  # N: Revealed type is "Union[__main__.E1, __main__.E2]"
+
+def nested_union_in_variadic(exc: Tuple[Union[Type[E1], Union[Type[E2], Type[E3]]], ...]) -> None:
+    try:
+        pass
+    except exc as e:
+        reveal_type(e)  # N: Revealed type is "Union[__main__.E1, __main__.E2, __main__.E3]"
+
+def union_in_tuple(exc: Tuple[Union[Type[E1], Type[E2]], Type[E3]]) -> None:
+    try:
+        pass
+    except exc as e:
+        reveal_type(e)  # N: Revealed type is "Union[__main__.E1, __main__.E2, __main__.E3]"
+
+def error_in_variadic_union(exc: Tuple[Union[Type[E1], int], ...]) -> None:
+    try:
+        pass
+    except exc as e:  # E: Exception type must be derived from BaseException (or be a tuple of exception classes)
+        pass
+
+def error_in_variadic_nested_union(exc: Tuple[Union[Type[E1], Union[Type[E2], int]], ...]) -> None:
+    try:
+        pass
+    except exc as e:  # E: Exception type must be derived from BaseException (or be a tuple of exception classes)
+        pass
+
+def error_in_tuple_inside_variadic_nested_union(exc: Tuple[Union[Type[E1], Union[Type[E2], Tuple[Type[E3]]]], ...]) -> None:
+    try:
+        pass
+    except exc as e:  # E: Exception type must be derived from BaseException (or be a tuple of exception classes)
+        pass
+
+def error_in_tuple_union(exc: Tuple[Union[Type[E1], Type[E2]], Union[Type[E3], int]]) -> None:
+    try:
+        pass
+    except exc as e:  # E: Exception type must be derived from BaseException (or be a tuple of exception classes)
+        pass
+
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
+
 [case testExceptWithAnyTypes]
 from typing import Any