Statically type OInfo.

In view of working with  #13860, some cleanup inspect to be properly
typed, and using stricter datastructure.

Instead of dict we now use dataclasses, this will make sure that fields
type and access can be stricter and verified not only at runtime, but by
mypy

IPython/core/interactiveshell.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 b' from io import open as io_open'
 from logging import error
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable
-from typing import List as ListType
+from typing import List as ListType, Dict as DictType, Any as AnyType
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
 from warnings import warn
 
@@ -90,6 +90,8 b' from IPython.utils.process import getoutput, system'
 from IPython.utils.strdispatch import StrDispatch
 from IPython.utils.syspathcontext import prepended_to_syspath
 from IPython.utils.text import DollarFormatter, LSString, SList, format_screen
+from IPython.core.oinspect import OInfo
+
 
 sphinxify: Optional[Callable]
 
@@ -1560,15 +1562,28 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):'
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Things related to object introspection
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    @staticmethod
+    def _find_parts(oname: str) -> ListType[str]:
+        """
+        Given an object name, return a list of parts of this object name.
+
+        Basically split on docs when using attribute access,
+        and extract the value when using square bracket.
+
+
+        For example foo.bar[3].baz[x] -> foo, bar, 3, baz, x
+
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        parts_ok: bool
+            wether we were properly able to parse parts.
+        parts: list of str
+            extracted parts
 
-    def _ofind(self, oname, namespaces=None):
-        """Find an object in the available namespaces.
 
-        self._ofind(oname) -> dict with keys: found,obj,ospace,ismagic
 
-        Has special code to detect magic functions.
         """
-        oname = oname.strip()
         raw_parts = oname.split(".")
         parts = []
         parts_ok = True
@@ -1590,12 +1605,31 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):'
                 parts_ok = False
             parts.append(p)
 
+        return parts_ok, parts
+
+    def _ofind(self, oname: str, namespaces: DictType[str, AnyType] = None):
+        """Find an object in the available namespaces.
+
+        self._ofind(oname) -> dict with keys: found,obj,ospace,ismagic
+
+        Has special code to detect magic functions.
+        """
+        oname = oname.strip()
+        parts_ok, parts = self._find_parts(oname)
+
         if (
             not oname.startswith(ESC_MAGIC)
             and not oname.startswith(ESC_MAGIC2)
             and not parts_ok
         ):
-            return {"found": False}
+            return OInfo(
+                ismagic=False,
+                isalias=False,
+                found=False,
+                obj=None,
+                namespace="",
+                parent=None,
+            )
 
         if namespaces is None:
             # Namespaces to search in:
@@ -1675,14 +1709,16 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):'
             found = True
             ospace = 'Interactive'
 
-        return {
-                'obj':obj,
-                'found':found,
-                'parent':parent,
-                'ismagic':ismagic,
-                'isalias':isalias,
-                'namespace':ospace
-               }
+        return OInfo(
+            **{
+                "obj": obj,
+                "found": found,
+                "parent": parent,
+                "ismagic": ismagic,
+                "isalias": isalias,
+                "namespace": ospace,
+            }
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _getattr_property(obj, attrname):
@@ -1726,9 +1762,9 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):'
         # Nothing helped, fall back.
         return getattr(obj, attrname)
 
-    def _object_find(self, oname, namespaces=None):
+    def _object_find(self, oname, namespaces=None) -> OInfo:
         """Find an object and return a struct with info about it."""
-        return Struct(self._ofind(oname, namespaces))
+        return self._ofind(oname, namespaces)
 
     def _inspect(self, meth, oname, namespaces=None, **kw):
         """Generic interface to the inspector system.

IPython/core/oinspect.py

@@ -46,6 +46,19 b' from pygments import highlight'
 from pygments.lexers import PythonLexer
 from pygments.formatters import HtmlFormatter
 
+from typing import Any
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class OInfo:
+    ismagic: bool
+    isalias: bool
+    found: bool
+    namespace: str
+    parent: Any
+    obj: Any
+
 def pylight(code):
     return highlight(code, PythonLexer(), HtmlFormatter(noclasses=True))
 

IPython/core/prefilter.py

@@ -499,7 +499,7 b' class AutocallChecker(PrefilterChecker):'
             return None
 
         oinfo = line_info.ofind(self.shell) # This can mutate state via getattr
-        if not oinfo['found']:
+        if not oinfo.found:
             return None
 
         ignored_funs = ['b', 'f', 'r', 'u', 'br', 'rb', 'fr', 'rf']
@@ -508,10 +508,12 b' class AutocallChecker(PrefilterChecker):'
         if ifun.lower() in ignored_funs and (line.startswith(ifun + "'") or line.startswith(ifun + '"')):
             return None
 
-        if callable(oinfo['obj']) \
-               and (not self.exclude_regexp.match(line_info.the_rest)) \
-               and self.function_name_regexp.match(line_info.ifun):
-            return self.prefilter_manager.get_handler_by_name('auto')
+        if (
+            callable(oinfo.obj)
+            and (not self.exclude_regexp.match(line_info.the_rest))
+            and self.function_name_regexp.match(line_info.ifun)
+        ):
+            return self.prefilter_manager.get_handler_by_name("auto")
         else:
             return None
 
@@ -601,7 +603,7 b' class AutoHandler(PrefilterHandler):'
         the_rest = line_info.the_rest
         esc     = line_info.esc
         continue_prompt = line_info.continue_prompt
-        obj = line_info.ofind(self.shell)['obj']
+        obj = line_info.ofind(self.shell).obj
 
         # This should only be active for single-line input!
         if continue_prompt:

IPython/core/splitinput.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 b' import sys'
 
 from IPython.utils import py3compat
 from IPython.utils.encoding import get_stream_enc
+from IPython.core.oinspect import OInfo
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main function
@@ -118,7 +119,7 b' class LineInfo(object):'
         else:
             self.pre_whitespace = self.pre
 
-    def ofind(self, ip):
+    def ofind(self, ip) -> OInfo:
         """Do a full, attribute-walking lookup of the ifun in the various
         namespaces for the given IPython InteractiveShell instance.
 

IPython/core/tests/test_completerlib.py

@@ -177,7 +177,7 b' def test_module_without_init():'
         try:
             os.makedirs(os.path.join(tmpdir, fake_module_name))
             s = try_import(mod=fake_module_name)
-            assert s == []
+            assert s == [], f"for module {fake_module_name}"
         finally:
             sys.path.remove(tmpdir)
 

IPython/core/tests/test_interactiveshell.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 b' from os.path import join'
 from IPython.core.error import InputRejected
 from IPython.core.inputtransformer import InputTransformer
 from IPython.core import interactiveshell
+from IPython.core.oinspect import OInfo
 from IPython.testing.decorators import (
     skipif, skip_win32, onlyif_unicode_paths, onlyif_cmds_exist,
 )
@@ -360,7 +361,7 b' class InteractiveShellTestCase(unittest.TestCase):'
 
         # Get info on line magic
         lfind = ip._ofind("lmagic")
-        info = dict(
+        info = OInfo(
             found=True,
             isalias=False,
             ismagic=True,
@@ -379,7 +380,7 b' class InteractiveShellTestCase(unittest.TestCase):'
 
         # Get info on cell magic
         find = ip._ofind("cmagic")
-        info = dict(
+        info = OInfo(
             found=True,
             isalias=False,
             ismagic=True,
@@ -397,9 +398,15 b' class InteractiveShellTestCase(unittest.TestCase):'
 
         a = A()
 
-        found = ip._ofind('a.foo', [('locals', locals())])
-        info = dict(found=True, isalias=False, ismagic=False,
-                    namespace='locals', obj=A.foo, parent=a)
+        found = ip._ofind("a.foo", [("locals", locals())])
+        info = OInfo(
+            found=True,
+            isalias=False,
+            ismagic=False,
+            namespace="locals",
+            obj=A.foo,
+            parent=a,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(found, info)
 
     def test_ofind_multiple_attribute_lookups(self):
@@ -412,9 +419,15 b' class InteractiveShellTestCase(unittest.TestCase):'
         a.a = A()
         a.a.a = A()
 
-        found = ip._ofind('a.a.a.foo', [('locals', locals())])
-        info = dict(found=True, isalias=False, ismagic=False,
-                    namespace='locals', obj=A.foo, parent=a.a.a)
+        found = ip._ofind("a.a.a.foo", [("locals", locals())])
+        info = OInfo(
+            found=True,
+            isalias=False,
+            ismagic=False,
+            namespace="locals",
+            obj=A.foo,
+            parent=a.a.a,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(found, info)
 
     def test_ofind_slotted_attributes(self):
@@ -424,14 +437,26 b' class InteractiveShellTestCase(unittest.TestCase):'
                 self.foo = 'bar'
 
         a = A()
-        found = ip._ofind('a.foo', [('locals', locals())])
-        info = dict(found=True, isalias=False, ismagic=False,
-                    namespace='locals', obj=a.foo, parent=a)
+        found = ip._ofind("a.foo", [("locals", locals())])
+        info = OInfo(
+            found=True,
+            isalias=False,
+            ismagic=False,
+            namespace="locals",
+            obj=a.foo,
+            parent=a,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(found, info)
 
-        found = ip._ofind('a.bar', [('locals', locals())])
-        info = dict(found=False, isalias=False, ismagic=False,
-                    namespace=None, obj=None, parent=a)
+        found = ip._ofind("a.bar", [("locals", locals())])
+        info = OInfo(
+            found=False,
+            isalias=False,
+            ismagic=False,
+            namespace=None,
+            obj=None,
+            parent=a,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(found, info)
 
     def test_ofind_prefers_property_to_instance_level_attribute(self):
@@ -443,7 +468,7 b' class InteractiveShellTestCase(unittest.TestCase):'
         a.__dict__["foo"] = "baz"
         self.assertEqual(a.foo, "bar")
         found = ip._ofind("a.foo", [("locals", locals())])
-        self.assertIs(found["obj"], A.foo)
+        self.assertIs(found.obj, A.foo)
 
     def test_custom_syntaxerror_exception(self):
         called = []