On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 04:03:39PM +0200, Bruno Desthuilliers wrote: > Stephen, you may not know yet, but Python is *dynamic*. This defeats > almost all compile-time checking. Of what help would type inference be > when you can dynamically add/remove/replace attributes (including > methods and class) at runtime ?
Heh. [Insert grimacing smile here] People on here have been ... ahhh ... *generous* about explaining that Python is dynamic, and hence that static typing doesn't make sense. I've got it. I merely passed along that MJD reference because you were making a point about what static typing is for in general (i.e., not specific to Python). I thought I'd give examples of how languages other than Python use it to good effect, and not just for compiler optimization. Cheers, Steve -- Stephen R. Laniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: +(617) 308-5571 http://laniels.org/ PGP key: http://laniels.org/slaniel.key -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
