Fix the parser returning a dictionary instead of a list in the empty parse scenario

Author: AWhetter

autoapi/_parser.py

@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def parse_typealias(self, node):
         return [data]
 
     def parse(self, node):
-        data = {}
+        data = []
 
         node_type = node.__class__.__name__.lower()
         parse_func = getattr(self, "parse_" + node_type, None)

docs/changes/+f5e49f9f.misc.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix the parser returning a dictionary instead of a list in the empty parse scenario

tests/python/test_parser.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_parses_all_multiline(self):
 
     def test_parses_name(self):
         source = "foo.bar"
-        assert self.parse(source) == {}
+        assert self.parse(source) == []
 
     def test_parses_list(self):
         name = "__all__"