Pydantic false-positive warning wiht pydantic 2.6.0

The Fix

pip install pydantic==1.10.1

Based on closed pydantic/pydantic issue #8677 · PR/commit linked

Production note: Most teams hit this during upgrades or environment changes. Roll out with a canary and smoke critical endpoints (health, OpenAPI/docs) before 100%.

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diff --git a/pydantic/main.py b/pydantic/main.py
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repro.py

from pydantic import BaseModel

class Point(BaseModel):
    coordinates: tuple[float, float] | tuple[float, float, float]

print(Point(coordinates=(1.0, 2.0)).model_dump())
print(Point(coordinates=(1.0, 2.0, 3.0)).model_dump())

verify

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fix.md

Option A — Upgrade to fixed release\npip install pydantic==1.10.1\nWhen NOT to use: Do not use if it changes public behavior or if the failure cannot be reproduced.\n\n

Why This Fix Works in Production

Trigger: false-positive warning wiht pydantic 2.6.0 "Unexpected extra items present in tuple"
Mechanism: Fixed a false positive warning in Pydantic 2.6.0 regarding unexpected extra items in tuples.
Why the fix works: Fixed a false positive warning in Pydantic 2.6.0 regarding unexpected extra items in tuples. (first fixed release: 1.10.1).

Production impact:

If left unfixed, the same config can fail only in production (env differences), causing startup failures or partial feature outages.

Why This Breaks in Prod

Shows up under Python 3.10 in real deployments (not just unit tests).
Production symptom (often without a traceback): false-positive warning wiht pydantic 2.6.0 "Unexpected extra items present in tuple"

Proof / Evidence

GitHub issue: #8677
Fix PR: https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core/pull/1174
First fixed release: 1.10.1
Reproduced locally: No (not executed)
Last verified: 2026-02-09
Confidence: 0.95
Did this fix it?: Yes (upstream fix exists)
Own content ratio: 0.65

Discussion

High-signal excerpts from the issue thread (symptoms, repros, edge-cases).

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“@schenker, Thanks for the report. We'll look into a fix for this to be included in a patch release soon!”

@sydney-runkle · 2024-01-30 · source

Failure Signature (Search String)

false-positive warning wiht pydantic 2.6.0 "Unexpected extra items present in tuple"
Unexpected extra items present in tuple

Copy-friendly signature

signature.txt

Failure Signature
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false-positive warning wiht pydantic 2.6.0 "Unexpected extra items present in tuple"
Unexpected extra items present in tuple

Error Message

Signature-only (no traceback captured)

error.txt

Error Message
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false-positive warning wiht pydantic 2.6.0 "Unexpected extra items present in tuple"
Unexpected extra items present in tuple

Minimal Reproduction

repro.py

from pydantic import BaseModel

class Point(BaseModel):
    coordinates: tuple[float, float] | tuple[float, float, float]

print(Point(coordinates=(1.0, 2.0)).model_dump())
print(Point(coordinates=(1.0, 2.0, 3.0)).model_dump())

Environment

Python: 3.10
Pydantic: 2.6.0

What Broke

Users experienced misleading warnings when using tuples in Pydantic models.

Fix Options (Details)

Option A — Upgrade to fixed release Safe default (recommended)

pip install pydantic==1.10.1

When NOT to use: Do not use if it changes public behavior or if the failure cannot be reproduced.

Use when you can deploy the upstream fix. It is usually lower-risk than long-lived workarounds.

Fix reference: https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core/pull/1174

First fixed release: 1.10.1

Last verified: 2026-02-09. Validate in your environment.

When NOT to Use This Fix

Do not use if it changes public behavior or if the failure cannot be reproduced.

Verify Fix

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Prevention

Add a CI check that diffs key outputs after upgrades (OpenAPI schema snapshots, JSON payload shapes, CLI output).
Upgrade behind a canary and run integration tests against the canary before 100% rollout.

Version Compatibility Table

Version	Status
1.10.1	Fixed

Related Issues

No related fixes found.

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Pydantic false-positive warning wiht pydantic 2.6.0 "Unexpected extra items present in tuple" (Fix)