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can't compare double to Literal

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Issue type
Bug
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Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
compilers

Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported comparison using the compiler and inspect where TypedSyntaxError is raised for a double compared with Literal[0]. Trace the type-checking path for numeric comparisons and add coverage showing the intended behavior for this case; done means the reported example is handled consistently without the current error.

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Description

sp-correctness staticpython

Is it intentional that a double can't be compared to an integer literal?

    if plus >= 0:
      ^
compiler.errors.TypedSyntaxError: can't compare double to Literal[0]
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