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Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi)

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:58:10 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> 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”?

I haven't worked with them enough to know if type hints are useful or if 
they're like TypeScript's attempt to rein in JavaScript. It's like the 
dunders that are like saying 'Please mugger, don't take my IPad' rather 
than something that is enforced.

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Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-14 02:05 +0000
  Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-12-19 13:30 +0000
    Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-19 20:58 +0000
      Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-20 05:48 +0000
    Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-20 10:12 +0000
      Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-12-20 05:25 -0500
        Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 04:22 +0000
      Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-20 22:28 +0000
      Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 04:25 +0000

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