Python from Wise Guy's Viewpoint

[Pascal Costanza]

Marshall Spight wrote:
> "Pascal Costanza" <costanza at web.de> wrote in message news:bnbafk$uu6$1 at f1node01.rhrz.uni-bonn.de...
> 
>>... there exist programs that work but
>>that cannot be statically typechecked. These programs objectively exist.
>>By definition, I cannot express them in a statically typed language.
> 
> 
> I agree these programs exist.
> 
> It would be really interesting to see a small but useful example
> of a program that will not pass a statically typed language.
> It seems to me that how easy it is to generate such programs
> will be an interesting metric.
> 
> Anyone? (Sorry, I'm a static typing guy, so my brain is
> warped away from such programs. :-)

Have you ever used a program that has required you to enter a number?

The check whether you have really typed a number is a dynamic check, right?


Pascal

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