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No, Python is not strongly typed by any serious definition of the concept.


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No, python is strongly typed.

You say "python doesn't pretend to be strongly-typed", yet the OP is claiming it _is_ strongly typed.

I think the reality is "strongly typed" doesn't really mean much.


Python is strongly typed though.

Python is strongly typed. It is not statically typed.

Not sure if you know what you're talking about. Python has always been a strongly typed language.

Python is strongly typed, just not static.

Actually, Python is a strongly typed language. What you mean in your comment is a statically typed language, which it's not.

Not just typed, Python is strongly typed.

Python is strongly typed

Except, Python is strongly typed.

In my experience python is strongly typed as well - unless you meant something more nuanced?

Python is dynamically and strongly typed. It's definitely not untyped.

Python is strongly typed.

Python is strongly typed.

Python is strongly typed. It's also dynamically typed. They are not contradictory between each other.

Also, Python is strictly typed.

Python is strongly typed. You mean static typing.

Yes, obviously, Python isn't statically typed. I fail to see how this demonstrates a lack of strong typing though.

You should clarify that Python is strongly typed as well.
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