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On Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:30:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:

> Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 02:05 this Sunday (GMT):
>>
>> Think about why both JavaScript and PHP need a “===” operator, while 
>> Python does not.
>>
>> It’s because Python is strongly typed.
> 
> I thought it was because JS was too liberal with type-casting to make
> things true, and the JS devs didn't want to break compatibility.

Is there some other interpretation of “strongly typed”?