Is it static or dynamic? Whatever rust is that python isn’t.

__MatrixMan__ 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Rust is static. Python is optionally static.

lambdaone 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Python type hints are static - at the moment, they are advisory only, but there is an obvious route forward to making Python an (optionally) fully statically typed language by using static type checking on programs before execution.

	▲	psunavy03 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Didn't The Powers That Be™ say that was not going to happen?
	▲	_cairn 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I might be missing the point but isn’t this what we use mypy et al for today?