alt Hacker NewsPython programmers are crying out for types it seems. It’s a shame the Python foundation haven’t blessed a spec. Better to get everyone working on a single slightly imperfect standard than a morass or differing ideas.
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ReflectedImage • today at 10:09 AM
Speaking as a Python programmer, no. Using types in a prototyping language is madness.
The point is you drop things such as types to enable rapid iteration which enables you to converge to the unknownable business requirements faster.
If you want slow development with types, why not Java?
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Could you elaborate on what you mean? There are various typing PEPs; they even have their own category[1].
[1]: https://peps.python.org/topic/typing/