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[Diego Arias]

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Dan Stromberg <drsalists at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 9:13 AM, MRAB <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
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>> On 21/04/2011 15:14, Westley Martínez wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 05:19:29PM +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:
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>>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Algis Kabaila<akabaila at pcug.org.au>
>>>>  wrote:
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>>>>> False: Python IS strongly typed, without doubt (though the
>>>>> variables are not explicitly declared.)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Strongly duck-typed though. If I create a class that has all the right
>>>> members, it can simultaneously be a file, an iterable, a database, and
>>>> probably even a web browser if it feels like it. Is that strong typing
>>>> or not?
>>>>
>>>> Chris Angelico
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>>>
>>> It's strong typing.  Python does not implicitly convert types.  Weak
>>> typing is
>>> when I can do 1 + "1" and get 2.
>>>
>>
>> It could be argued that it does implicit convert for some numeric
>> types, eg int to float when needed.
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>
> Yes, it'll silently promote int to float, int to Decimal, and also almost
> anything can be used in a Boolean context.  No other exceptions to strong
> typing come to mind...
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> Hi:

Really nice site, keep it going


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