[crash] Fix crashes on python interpreter < 3.9 (#8163) (#8165)

Closes #8161 Co-authored-by: Marc Schmitzer <marc@solute.de> (cherry picked from commit 4689b19) Co-authored-by: Pierre Sassoulas <pierre.sassoulas@gmail.com>
pylint-dev · Feb 2, 2023 · 40f6711 · 40f6711
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diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8161.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8161.bugfix
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+Fix a crash happening for python interpreter < 3.9 following a failed typing update.
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+Closes #8161
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/imports.py b/pylint/checkers/imports.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def _make_tree_defs(mod_files_list: ItemsView[str, set[str]]) -> _ImportTree:
             assert isinstance(node[0], dict)
             node = node[0].setdefault(prefix, ({}, []))  # type: ignore[arg-type,assignment]
         assert isinstance(node[1], list)
-        node[1] += files
+        node[1].extend(files)
     return tree_defs