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What's some really unpopular opinion you have?
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this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2023
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Python is just as bad if not worse then JavaScript. The fact that if you misspell a variable name, instead of giving an error like any sane language, Python code will still run, but do something different then it looks like it does, creating a hard to spot bug is just awful. The amount of time I have spent debugging python code only to find a tiny typo that any sane language would have caught before the code even ran is several weeks now, I can't imagine how much collective time has been lost over this, and a few other, horrible languages.
Are you using type annotations and mypy? I strongly suggest them. Type systems are a great way to catch typos and errors!
Thanks, this doesn't fix all the problems I have, but should make maintaing Python significantly easier.
You got it!
I love Python, it's probably my favourite language, but I'll be the first to admit that its fast-and-loose style can make certain kinds of errors easier to make and harder to notice/fix. Glad this can help a little!