Downgrade mypy to a version that works with our code base

mypy >=0.960 rejects macro_collector.py. Mbed-TLS/mbedtls-framework#50 We currently need mypy >=0.940, <0.960. Pick 0.942, which works, and is the system version on Ubuntu 22.04. Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <[email protected]>
gilles-peskine-arm · Oct 9, 2024 · 041a84d · 041a84d
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diff --git a/scripts/ci.requirements.txt b/scripts/ci.requirements.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
 # 2.4.4 is the version in Ubuntu 20.04. It supports Python >=3.5.
 pylint == 2.4.4
 
-# Use the last version of mypy that is compatible with Python 3.6.
-# Newer versions should be ok too.
-mypy >= 0.971
+# Use a version of mypy that is compatible with our code base.
+# mypy <0.940 is known not to work: see commit
+#  :/Upgrade mypy to the last version supporting Python 3.6
+# mypy >=0.960 is known not to work:
+#   https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls-framework/issues/50
+# mypy 0.942 is the version in Ubuntu 22.04.
+mypy == 0.942
 
 # At the time of writing, only needed for tests/scripts/audit-validity-dates.py.
 # It needs >=35.0.0 for correct operation, and that requires Python >=3.6,