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Re: optional types

From Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: optional types
Date 2014-10-29 21:44 +0200
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Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>:

> Regarding 2) Python has somehow managed without optional types for
> over 20 years so it's my belief that they're not the panacea that so
> many people think they are. Sure if they get implemented and if they
> improve Python then I'm all for them, but I'm not holding my breath.

I'm afraid of stylistic chaos and optional types turning into de-facto
mandatory types as modules interface each other.


Marko

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optional types Kiuhnm <gandalf23@mail.com> - 2014-10-29 09:17 -0700
  Re: optional types Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-10-29 17:51 +0100
    Re: optional types Kiuhnm <gandalf23@mail.com> - 2014-10-29 10:18 -0700
      Re: optional types Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-30 04:25 +1100
      Re: optional types Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-10-29 10:46 -0700
      Re: optional types Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-30 05:03 +1100
        Re: optional types Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-29 20:18 +0200
          Re: optional types Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-30 05:43 +1100
          Re: optional types Kiuhnm <gandalf23@mail.com> - 2014-10-29 12:03 -0700
            Re: optional types Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-29 21:07 +0200
            Re: optional types Kiuhnm <gandalf23@mail.com> - 2014-10-29 12:09 -0700
            Re: optional types Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-29 19:22 +0000
              Re: optional types Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-29 21:44 +0200
                Re: optional types Kiuhnm <gandalf23@mail.com> - 2014-10-29 13:43 -0700
              Re: optional types Kiuhnm <gandalf23@mail.com> - 2014-10-29 13:40 -0700
  Re: optional types Nick Cash <nick.cash@npcinternational.com> - 2014-10-29 16:25 +0000

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