Static typing

[Alexander Schmolck]

"Michael Muller" <mmuller at enduden.spam.filter.com> writes:

> Is there currently any plan to introduce static typing in any future
> version of Python?  (I'm not entirely sure that "static typing" is the right
> term: what I'm talking about is the declaration of types for variables,
> parameters and function return values).
> 
> I know there was a "types SIG" which introduced several proposals, but it
> expired quite a while ago, and I was wondering whether whether some
> consensus has been reached on the subject or if it has just been shelved
> indefinitely.

I think the traits package hasn't been mentioned so far:

http://www.scipy.org/site_content/traits/Traits_Users_Guide.htm

'as