If you try to assign or return a list of a more specific type, mypy prints a helpful note warning that "List" is invariant, and suggests you use the "Sequence" type instead. If you have a child class override a method to modify its return type to a list of a more specific type, mypy tells you the return type is incompatible but doesn't let you know that switching to the "Sequence" type might resolve their error. **To Reproduce** https://gist.github.com/1c07da0019991a5f14b9ff3a84e393db ```python numbers: list[float] = [1, 2.2] integers: list[int] = [1, 2] numbers = integers def get_numbers() -> list[float]: return integers class Parent: def get_numbers(self) -> list[float]: return [1, 2, 3] class Child(Parent): def get_numbers(self) -> list[int]: return [1, 2, 3] ``` **Expected Behavior** The invariant note is included for all 3 errors ``` main.py:3: error: Incompatible types in assignment (expression has type "List[int]", variable has type "List[float]") main.py:3: note: "List" is invariant -- see https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/common_issues.html#variance main.py:3: note: Consider using "Sequence" instead, which is covariant main.py:6: error: Incompatible return value type (got "List[int]", expected "List[float]") main.py:6: note: "List" is invariant -- see https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/common_issues.html#variance main.py:6: note: Consider using "Sequence" instead, which is covariant main.py:13: error: Return type "List[int]" of "get_numbers" incompatible with return type "List[float]" in supertype "Parent" main.py:13: note: "List" is invariant -- see https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/common_issues.html#variance main.py:13: note: Consider using "Sequence" instead, which is covariant Found 3 errors in 1 file (checked 1 source file) ``` **Actual Behavior** ``` main.py:3: error: Incompatible types in assignment (expression has type "List[int]", variable has type "List[float]") main.py:3: note: "List" is invariant -- see https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/common_issues.html#variance main.py:3: note: Consider using "Sequence" instead, which is covariant main.py:6: error: Incompatible return value type (got "List[int]", expected "List[float]") main.py:6: note: "List" is invariant -- see https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/common_issues.html#variance main.py:6: note: Consider using "Sequence" instead, which is covariant main.py:13: error: Return type "List[int]" of "get_numbers" incompatible with return type "List[float]" in supertype "Parent" Found 3 errors in 1 file (checked 1 source file) ``` **Your Environment** - Mypy version used: 0.971 - Mypy command-line flags: none - Mypy configuration options from `mypy.ini` (and other config files): none - Python version used: 3.10.6