I am never going to complain about Python again

[Cameron Simpson]

On 10Oct2013 15:50, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
> > Just came across this little Javascript gem:
> >
> > ",,," == Array((null,'cool',false,NaN,4));
> >
> > => evaluates as true
> >
> > http://wtfjs.com/2011/02/11/all-your-commas-are-belong-to-Array
> >
> > I swear, I am never going to complain about Python again.
> 
> *blank look*
> Wow.
> 
> Now, is there a situation in which this problem can actually crop up
> in production code?

Only, I think, the usual one: accidentally comparing two variables
which should never have been compared, either by brain fade or typo.

> And is it as serious as PHP's treatment of
> hexadecimal hashes (eg that "100"== "1E2")?

Charming. I don't even want to know :-(

A friend forwarded me a link a few months ago; PHP apparently got
some subclassing support that basicly seemed to support "mixins";
it looked ghastly.

Cheers,
-- 
Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au>

Strong typing isn't for weak minds; the argument 'strong typing is for weak
minds' is for weak minds. - Guy Harris