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Re: learnpython.org - an online interactive Python tutorial

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On 21/04/2011 15:14, Westley Martínez wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 05:19:29PM +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Algis Kabaila<akabaila@pcug.org.au>  wrote:
>>> False: Python IS strongly typed, without doubt (though the
>>> variables are not explicitly declared.)
>>
>> Strongly duck-typed though. If I create a class that has all the right
>> members, it can simultaneously be a file, an iterable, a database, and
>> probably even a web browser if it feels like it. Is that strong typing
>> or not?
>>
>> Chris Angelico
>> --
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>
> It's strong typing.  Python does not implicitly convert types.  Weak typing is
> when I can do 1 + "1" and get 2.

It could be argued that it does implicit convert for some numeric
types, eg int to float when needed.

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