Static typing (was Re: Java guy interested in Python)

[Alex Martelli]

"Michael Hudson" <mwh21 at cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:m3elw39a7m.fsf at atrus.jesus.cam.ac.uk...
    [snip]
> > to spot this.  But on re-reading it falls pretty flat -- sorry!
>
> Actually, I thought
>
> #define int foo
>
> was pedantically illegal C++ that was almost certain to work, but on
> checking I see that it's probably legal.  I also hadn't taken this
> possibility into account when replying above; catching people out with
> the preprocessor isn't really fair...

Yes it's legal, and yes it IS 'unfair' -- to the point of making
my original post on this a waste of time (I repeat my apologies).


Alex