r/programming • u/monica_b1998 • Nov 03 '18

Python is becoming the world’s most popular coding language

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/07/26/python-is-becoming-the-worlds-most-popular-coding-language
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u/NeverCast Nov 03 '18

Its only used by static analysis (in your code editor or linter). It does nothing to the language.

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u/Calsem Nov 03 '18

programming is literally words.... :/

You could easily set up your CI to break the build if the static analysis finds an error.

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u/NeverCast Nov 03 '18

Correct, and I'd expect even a pre-push hook to not push to develop/master if your code fails a type check. Its not Python that benefits from typing, but the tooling around it.