From 568e85e67ae8177afc85efdb0084302e749cc156 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Endika Iglesias <endika2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 14:47:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Report access to abstract static and class methods on the
 class

---
 mypy/checkmember.py                | 31 +++++++++++++++
 mypy/messages.py                   |  9 +++++
 test-data/unit/check-abstract.test | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 100 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mypy/checkmember.py b/mypy/checkmember.py
index 3ba99d8e8c6b2..8f10ff70787e8 100644
--- a/mypy/checkmember.py
+++ b/mypy/checkmember.py
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ def analyze_type_callable_member_access(name: str, typ: FunctionLike, mx: Member
             # the corresponding method in the current instance to avoid this edge case.
             # See https://github.com/python/mypy/pull/1787 for more info.
             # TODO: do not rely on same type variables being present in all constructor overloads.
+            check_abstract_class_attribute_access(name, instance_type, mx)
             result = analyze_class_attribute_access(
                 instance_type,
                 name,
@@ -438,6 +439,36 @@ def analyze_type_callable_member_access(name: str, typ: FunctionLike, mx: Member
         assert False, f"Unexpected type {instance_type!r}"
 
 
+def check_abstract_class_attribute_access(
+    name: str, instance_type: Instance, mx: MemberContext
+) -> None:
+    """Report accessing an abstract static or class method through its own class.
+
+    Only reached for a direct reference to the class. Through `type[T]`, or on an
+    instance, the runtime object may be a subclass which implements the method,
+    which is also why instance methods are excluded here.
+    """
+    if mx.suppress_errors or not instance_type.type.is_abstract:
+        return
+    if all(attr != name for attr, _ in instance_type.type.abstract_attributes):
+        return
+
+    node = instance_type.type.get(name)
+    if node is None:
+        return
+    func = node.node.func if isinstance(node.node, Decorator) else node.node
+    if not isinstance(func, SYMBOL_FUNCBASE_TYPES):
+        return
+
+    if func.is_static:
+        kind = "static method"
+    elif func.is_class:
+        kind = "class method"
+    else:
+        return
+    mx.msg.cannot_access_abstract_class_attribute(instance_type.type.name, name, kind, mx.context)
+
+
 def analyze_type_type_member_access(
     name: str, typ: TypeType, mx: MemberContext, override_info: TypeInfo | None
 ) -> Type:
diff --git a/mypy/messages.py b/mypy/messages.py
index ffac78201a6cd..849b40c6c4944 100644
--- a/mypy/messages.py
+++ b/mypy/messages.py
@@ -1580,6 +1580,15 @@ def incompatible_conditional_function_def(
             self.note("Redefinition:", defn)
             self.pretty_callable_or_overload(new_type, defn, offset=4, parent_error=error)
 
+    def cannot_access_abstract_class_attribute(
+        self, class_name: str, attr_name: str, kind: str, context: Context
+    ) -> None:
+        self.fail(
+            f'Cannot access abstract {kind} "{attr_name}" of abstract class "{class_name}"',
+            context,
+            code=codes.ABSTRACT,
+        )
+
     def cannot_instantiate_abstract_class(
         self, class_name: str, abstract_attributes: dict[str, bool], context: Context
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-abstract.test b/test-data/unit/check-abstract.test
index 7507a31d115a9..c9ba1cd8ef1cd 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-abstract.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-abstract.test
@@ -1688,3 +1688,63 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 class C:
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
         def dynamic(self) -> int: ...  # OK
+
+[case testAccessAbstractStaticAndClassMethodOnClass]
+from abc import abstractmethod, ABCMeta
+from typing import Type
+
+class A(metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    @staticmethod
+    @abstractmethod
+    def s() -> int: pass
+    @classmethod
+    @abstractmethod
+    def c(cls) -> int: pass
+    @abstractmethod
+    def m(self) -> int: pass
+
+A.s()  # E: Cannot access abstract static method "s" of abstract class "A"
+A.c()  # E: Cannot access abstract class method "c" of abstract class "A"
+f = A.s  # E: Cannot access abstract static method "s" of abstract class "A"
+
+# Unbound: whatever is passed as self may implement the method.
+g = A.m
+
+# An instance may be of a subclass which implements the method.
+def via_instance(a: A) -> None:
+    a.m()
+    a.s()
+    a.c()
+
+# So may the class object behind type[A].
+def via_type(t: Type[A]) -> None:
+    t.s()
+    t.c()
+[builtins fixtures/classmethod.pyi]
+
+[case testAccessAbstractStaticAndClassMethodOnSubclass]
+from abc import abstractmethod, ABCMeta
+
+class A(metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    @staticmethod
+    @abstractmethod
+    def s() -> int: pass
+    @classmethod
+    @abstractmethod
+    def c(cls) -> int: pass
+
+class Implemented(A):
+    @staticmethod
+    def s() -> int: return 0
+    @classmethod
+    def c(cls) -> int: return 0
+
+class StillAbstract(A):
+    @staticmethod
+    def s() -> int: return 0
+
+Implemented.s()
+Implemented.c()
+StillAbstract.s()
+StillAbstract.c()  # E: Cannot access abstract class method "c" of abstract class "StillAbstract"
+[builtins fixtures/classmethod.pyi]