type: ignore[import-untyped] leaves a hard-to-suppress note #16003

Bug Report

type: ignore[import-untyped] leaves a note that must be silenced with type: ignore[import], but only for one of the locations.

To Reproduce

Consider two files, a.py and b.py, both with this content:

import sentencepiece

Since sentencepiece is a third-party package without type information, mypy complains:

$ mypy *.py
b.py:1: error: Skipping analyzing "sentencepiece": module is installed, but missing library stubs or py.typed marker  [import-untyped]
a.py:1: error: Skipping analyzing "sentencepiece": module is installed, but missing library stubs or py.typed marker  [import-untyped]
a.py:1: note: See https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/running_mypy.html#missing-imports
Found 2 errors in 2 files (checked 2 source files)

So, let's try to shut up mypy, since our project can't do anything to fix that issue internally. First, I tried using disabled_error_codes in mypy.ini, and was met with issue #16002. Then, I tried adding type: ignore comments, like this:

import sentencepiece  # type: ignore[import-untyped]

This doesn't really work:

$ mypy *.py
a.py:1: note: See https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/running_mypy.html#missing-imports
a.py:1: note: Error code "import" not covered by "type: ignore" comment
Success: no issues found in 2 source files

For one file only, mypy leaves a note providing a link to the documentation, with no associated error message.

This can be worked around by using type: ignore[import] on the line it complains about, but I don't know if that has to be done for just one of the files or all of them, and how mypy decides which one. I also don't want to hide other kinds of import errors, such as a package being missing entirely, or stubs that are available but not installed.

Your Environment

• Mypy version used: mypy 1.7.0+dev.9a0aca14724eeef580eefcd3b340678313a1930a (compiled: no)
• Python version used: Python 3.11.3
• Operating system and version: Arch Linux