-- Lean 4 proof step from Mathlib.Topology.Category.Stonean.Basic (goal)
Goal:
X Y : Stonean
f : X ⟶ Y
h : Epi f
y : (↑(Y.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)
hy :
  ∀ (a : (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)),
    (ConcreteCategory.hom (FC :=
            fun (x1 x2 : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
            C((↑(x1.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1),
              (↑(x2.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)))
            (CC := fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
            (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)) f :
          (a : (↑X.toTop : Type u_1)) → (↑Y.toTop : Type u_1))
        a ≠
      y
C : Set
  ((fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
      (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1))
    Y) :=
  Set.range (ι :=
    (fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
        (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1))
      X)
    (⇑(ConcreteCategory.hom (FC :=
          fun (x1 x2 : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
          C((↑(x1.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1),
            (↑(x2.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)))
          (CC := fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
          (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)) f) :
      (a :
          (fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦ (↑X.toTop : Type u_1))
            X) →
        (fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦ (↑X.toTop : Type u_1)) Y)
hC : IsClosed C
U : Set
  ((fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
      (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1))
    Y) :=
  Cᶜ
hUy : U ∈ 𝓝 y
V : Set (↑(Y.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)
hV :
  Membership.mem (γ :=
    Set (Set (↑(Y.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)))
    {s : Set (↑(Y.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1) |
      IsClopen s}
    V
hyV : y ∈ V
hVU : V ⊆ U
let let₁ let₂ let₃ : False
let₄ :
  let g : Y ⟶ mkFinite (ULift.{u_1, 0} (Fin 2)) :=
    ConcreteCategory.ofHom (FC :=
      fun (x1 x2 : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
      C((↑(x1.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1),
        (↑(x2.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)))
      (CC := fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
      (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1))
      {
        toFun :=
          (⇑(LocallyConstant.map ULift.up (LocallyConstant.ofIsClopen (U := V) hV)) :
            (a : (↑Y.toTop : Type u_1)) → ULift.{u_1, 0} (Fin 2)),
        continuous_toFun := ⋯ };
  let h : Y ⟶ mkFinite (ULift.{u_1, 0} (Fin 2)) :=
    ConcreteCategory.ofHom (FC :=
      fun (x1 x2 : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
      C((↑(x1.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1),
        (↑(x2.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)))
      (CC := fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
      (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1))
      {
        toFun :=
          fun
            (x : (↑(Y.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)) ↦
          { down := 1 },
        continuous_toFun := ⋯ };
  ∀ (H : h = g), False
⊢ False
have let₅ : let g : Y ⟶ mkFinite (ULift.{u_1, 0} (Fin 2)) :=
  ConcreteCategory.ofHom (FC :=
    fun (x1 x2 : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
    C((↑(x1.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1),
      (↑(x2.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)))
    (CC := fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
    (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1))
    {
      toFun :=
        (⇑(LocallyConstant.map ULift.up (LocallyConstant.ofIsClopen (U := V) hV)) :
          (a : (↑Y.toTop : Type u_1)) → ULift.{u_1, 0} (Fin 2)),
      continuous_toFun := sorry };
let h : Y ⟶ mkFinite (ULift.{u_1, 0} (Fin 2)) :=
  ConcreteCategory.ofHom (FC :=
    fun (x1 x2 : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
    C((↑(x1.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1),
      (↑(x2.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)))
    (CC := fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
    (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1))
    {
      toFun :=
        fun (x : (↑(Y.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)) ↦
        { down := 1 },
      continuous_toFun := sorry };
∀
  (H :
    Eq (α := Fin 2)
      (ULift.down.{u_1, 0}
        ((ConcreteCategory.hom (FC :=
              fun (x1 x2 : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
              C((↑(x1.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1),
                (↑(x2.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)))
              (CC := fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
              (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)) h :
            (a :
                (fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
                    (↑X.toTop : Type u_1))
                  Y) →
              (fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦ (↑X.toTop : Type u_1))
                (mkFinite (ULift.{u_1, 0} (Fin 2))))
          y))
      (ULift.down.{u_1, 0}
        ((ConcreteCategory.hom (FC :=
              fun (x1 x2 : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
              C((↑(x1.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1),
                (↑(x2.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)))
              (CC := fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
              (↑(X.toTop (P := fun (X : TopCat.{u_1}) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected.{u_1} (↑X : Type u_1))) : Type u_1)) g :
            (a :
                (fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦
                    (↑X.toTop : Type u_1))
                  Y) →
              (fun (X : CompHausLike fun (X : TopCat) ↦ ExtremallyDisconnected (↑X : Type u_1)) ↦ (↑X.toTop : Type u_1))
                (mkFinite (ULift.{u_1, 0} (Fin 2))))
          y))),
  False
Tactic: classical
  let g : Y ⟶ mkFinite (ULift (Fin 2)) := ConcreteCategory.ofHom
    ⟨(LocallyConstant.ofIsClopen hV).map ULift.up, LocallyConstant.continuous _⟩
  let h : Y ⟶ mkFinite (ULift (Fin 2)) := ConcreteCategory.ofHom ⟨fun _ => ⟨1⟩, continuous_const⟩
  have H : h = g := by
    rw [← cancel_epi f]
    ext x
    apply ULift.ext -- why is `ext` not doing this automatically?
    change 1 = ite _ _ _ -- why is `dsimp` not getting me here?
    rw [if_neg]
    refine mt (hVU ·) ?_ -- what would be an idiomatic tactic for this step?
    simpa only [U, Set.mem_compl_iff, Set.mem_range, not_exists, not_forall, not_not]
      using exists_apply_eq_apply f x
  apply_fun fun e => (e y).down at H
  change 1 = ite _ _ _ at H -- why is `dsimp at H` not getting me here?
  rw [if_pos hyV] at H
  exact one_ne_zero H