Re:PEP 505: Bringing None-Aware Operators to Python
by dragonwriter on Sunday August 12, 2018 @10:54AM
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> What does you gain from optionals if you can't determine types at compile time?
As well as type checking (which is relevant because Python has AOT checkers even if they are optional), Options, compared to bills, give you nestability, which is a runtime advantage not dependent on static type checking.
As well as type checking (which is relevant because Python has AOT checkers even if they are optional), Options, compared to bills, give you nestability, which is a runtime advantage not dependent on static type checking.