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Absent static type checking and manifest typing, abstract base classes do much less than Java interfaces.

Ah yes, the age-old static typing vs duck typing argument.

Sure, in theory static typing can catch bugs. But doing it like Java does it is a lot of work per real bug actually caught.

Whether or not that's true, it is a concrete difference between Python and Java. Python is not a superset of Java.

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Absent static type checking and manifest typing, abstract base classes do much less than Java interfaces.

btilly13y ago

Ah yes, the age-old static typing vs duck typing argument.

Sure, in theory static typing can catch bugs. But doing it like Java does it is a lot of work per real bug actually caught.

Whether or not that's true, it is a concrete difference between Python and Java. Python is not a superset of Java.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse