Add note about type of missing attribute reference

python · JukkaL · Sep 18, 2019 · Aug 14, 2019 · Sep 2, 2019 · Sep 2, 2019
commit 812ec6f33c43a44c596a3357e5bbb52f050f6f29
diff --git a/docs/source/error_code_list.rst b/docs/source/error_code_list.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ target module can be found):
     # Error: Module 'os' has no attribute 'non_existent'  [attr-defined]
     from os import non_existent
 
+A reference to a missing attribute is given the ``Any`` type. In the
+above example, the type of ``non_existent`` will be ``Any``, which can
+be important if you silence the error.
+
 Check that attribute exists in each union item [union-attr]
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