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Subject: Re: Best practices to overcome python's dynamic data type nature
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On 14/02/2014 16:10, Sam wrote:
> Dynamic data type has pros and cons. It is easier to program but also easier to create bugs. What are the best practices to reduce bugs caused by Python's dynamic data-type characteristic? Can the experienced Python programmers here advise?
>
> Thank you.
>

Bugs are caused by the programmer, regardless of the language.  The best 
way of know of avoiding bugs in Python is a combination of running 
Pylint in the Pydev editor as I type (I'd assume other IDEs let you do 
this as well) and testing, more testing and yet more testing.

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask 
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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