You can annotate types in Python, and it’s actually pretty nice when used with Pyright/Pylance.
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kescusay@lemmy.world 2 months agoPython is easy, but it can also be infuriating. Every time I use it, I’m reminded how much I loathe the use of whitespace to define blocks, and I really miss the straightforward type annotations of strong, non-dynamically typed languages.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
kescusay@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh, I know you can, but it’s optional and the syntax is kind of weird. I prefer languages that are strongly typed from the ground up and enforce it.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Python is strongly typed, it’s just not statically typed. Python with consistent type hinting is extremely similar to a statically typed language like C#.
kescusay@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I would argue that without consistent and enforced type hinting, dynamically typed languages offer very little benefit from type-checking at runtime. And with consistent, enforced type hinting, they might as well be considered actual statically typed languages.
Don’t get me wrong, that’s a good thing. Properly configured Python development environments basically give you both, even if I’m not a fan of the syntax.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 months ago
But nobody else does, and I need it more on code I am consuming than producing. In fact, many functions rely on being able to send various types for different behavior. Dynamic programming is crazy to me. It’s like guessing. I don’t know what type your code is accepting and I have to guess based on the name of read your code directly.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I have the opposite experience, a ton of libraries I use provide optional types, and the handful that don’t often have a good reason for it (e.g. numpy). Our projects at work have types almost everywhere, and it’s pretty nice to work with.
TerHu@lemm.ee 2 months ago
use bython, python with braces XD
kescusay@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hasn’t been updated since 2018. Does it still work?
TerHu@lemm.ee 2 months ago
i honestly don’t know. i’ve read about it here and there but never actually tried it
Enkimaru@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Try ‘Nim’. It is Pythonic language with static typing.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I hated something about Python, and avoided it, until encountering Tcl which for me fulfills the same role that Pythons seems for many people, but Tcl is really much more pleasant. IMHO.
LedgeDrop@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Preach it! 🙌⛪
masterspace@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Most overrated language imho. I actually enjoy Java more.