Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <python-python-list@m.gmane.org>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.018
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'from:addr:yahoo.co.uk': 0.04; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'wrote': 0.14; 'language.': 0.14; 'bugs.': 0.16; 'bye': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'subject:type': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; "python's": 0.19; 'saying': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; "shouldn't": 0.24; '---': 0.24; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'easier': 0.31; 'claiming': 0.31; 'bugs': 0.33; 'programmers': 0.33; 'but': 0.35; 'subject:data': 0.36; 'thank': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'dave': 0.60; 'free': 0.61; 'viruses': 0.61; 'you.': 0.62; 'protection': 0.63; 'our': 0.64; 'here': 0.66; 'antivirus': 0.68; 'sam': 0.68; 'caused': 0.69; 'angel': 0.91; 'dynamics': 0.91; 'subject:Best': 0.91; 'mistakes': 0.93
X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/
To: python-list@python.org
From: Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Best practices to overcome python's dynamic data type nature
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:43:21 +0000
References: <5fd7e804-820e-4fe1-b36b-67e553f3aedf@googlegroups.com> <ldlgqm$7lm$1@ger.gmane.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: host-78-147-16-159.as13285.net
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.3.0
In-Reply-To: <ldlgqm$7lm$1@ger.gmane.org>
X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 140214-1, 14/02/2014), Outbound message
X-Antivirus-Status: Clean
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.6920.1392396309.18130.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 27
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1392396309 news.xs4all.nl 2877 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:41448
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:66304

On 14/02/2014 16:42, Dave Angel wrote:
>   Sam <lightaiyee@gmail.com> Wrote in message:
>> 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.
>>
>
>
> Claiming that bugs are caused by pythons dynamics type data
>   characteristic is like saying that's great, mistakes are caused
>   bye for spell checkers.
>
>

Shouldn't that be "spell chequers"? :)

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

Mark Lawrence

---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
http://www.avast.com