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On 06/05/2013 12:11 AM, Russ P. wrote:
> But then, what would you expect of a language that allows you to
> write
> 
> x = 1 
> x = "Hello"
> 
> It's all loosey goosey -- which is fine for many applications but
> certainly not for critical ones.

This comment shows me that you don't understand the difference between
names, objects, and variables.  May sound like a minor quibble, but
there're actually major differences between binding names to objects
(which is what python does) and variables (which is what languages like
C have).  It's very clear Rick does not have an understanding of this
either.