Fix: Resolving of import paths for some torch functions not working

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ paths are considered internals and can change in minor and patch releases.
 v4.31.0 (2024-06-??)
 --------------------
 
+Fixed
+^^^^^
+- Resolving of import paths for some ``torch`` functions not working (`#535
+  <https://github.com/omni-us/jsonargparse/pull/535>`__).
+
 Changed
 ^^^^^^^
 - Now ``--*.help`` output shows options without ``init_args`` (`#533

jsonargparse/_util.py

@@ -233,15 +233,18 @@ def get_import_path(value: Any) -> Optional[str]:
     if not path:
         raise ValueError(f"Not possible to determine the import path for object {value}.")
 
-    if qualname and module_path and "." in module_path:
+    if qualname and module_path and ("." in qualname or "." in module_path):
         module_parts = module_path.split(".")
         for num in range(len(module_parts)):
             module_path = ".".join(module_parts[: num + 1])
             module = import_module(module_path)
             if "." in qualname:
                 obj_name, attr = qualname.rsplit(".", 1)
                 obj = getattr(module, obj_name, None)
-                if getattr(obj, attr, None) is value:
+                if getattr(module, attr, None) is value:
+                    path = module_path + "." + attr
+                    break
+                elif getattr(obj, attr, None) is value:
                     path = module_path + "." + qualname
                     break
             elif getattr(module, qualname, None) is value:

jsonargparse_tests/test_util.py

@@ -533,8 +533,12 @@ def test_logger_jsonargparse_debug():
 
 
 def test_import_object_invalid():
-    pytest.raises(ValueError, lambda: import_object(True))
-    pytest.raises(ValueError, lambda: import_object("jsonargparse-tests.os"))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as ctx:
+        import_object(True)
+    ctx.match("Expected a dot import path string")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as ctx:
+        import_object("jsonargparse-tests.os")
+    ctx.match("Unexpected import path format")
 
 
 def test_get_import_path():
@@ -548,6 +552,19 @@ def test_get_import_path():
     assert get_import_path(MISSING) == "dataclasses.MISSING"
 
 
+class _StaticMethods:
+    @staticmethod
+    def static_method():
+        pass
+
+
+static_method = _StaticMethods.static_method
+
+
+def test_get_import_path_static_method_shorthand():
+    assert get_import_path(static_method) == f"{__name__}.static_method"
+
+
 def unresolvable_import():
     pass