[Python-ideas] PEP 484 evolution

[Rick Johnson]

On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 6:08:23 PM UTC-5, Paul Moore wrote:

> You do realize that PEP 484 was implemented in Python 3.5,
> don't you?

I do now, and to say that i am shocked would be an
understatement -- no, this is clinical depression, plain and
simple...

> The question here is around some additions (which I don't
> understand too well, not being a user of type hints) that
> Guido is looking to add in 3.5.2. Paul

Yes, i'm fully aware of the scope of what he was requesting
opinions *FOR*.... but for me to comment on his "list of
issues" without first bringing myself up to speed with the
"evolution", would be both naive and disingenuous.

@Guido. At this point ,i don't know if i can offer any
opinions on your list, because i'm fundamentally opposed to
the way type-hints have been implemented. Granted, i'm not
opposed to Python having type-hints, or even at some time in
the future, supporting "optional typing", i'm just opposed
to the way in which they were implemented -- magic comments
would have been more Pythonic, at least IMHO. This type-
hints thing has fundamentally transformed what Python *IS*.
No longer can it market itself as a language who promotes
readability, or is "executable pseudo code". Why do we
always feel that we have to make the same mistakes that
everyone else has made? Can't we do better? Can't we evolve
without violating our fundamental philosophy?

This is a very sad for me.

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