[Python-ideas] Structural type checking for PEP 484

[Ryan Gonzalez]

Embedding type names in arguments and method names.

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Sven R. Kunze <srkunze at mail.de> wrote:

> On 17.09.2015 23:19, Ryan Gonzalez wrote:
>
>> def process_integer_coordinate_tuples(integer_tuple_1, integer_tuple_2,
>> is_fast): ...
>>
>> vs
>>
>> def process_coords(t1: Tuple[int, int], t2: Tuple[int, int], fast: bool):
>> ...
>>
>> Java's fatal mistake.
>>
>
> Care to elaborate?
>

You said:

> Even good variable names can leave the type ambiguous.

These are names that don't leave anything ambiguous! :D

Really, though: relying on naming to make types explicit fails badly
whenever you start refactoring and makes hell for the users of the API you
made.

-- 
Ryan
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