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Re:5% of 666 Python repos had comma typo bugs (inc V8, Tenso... by samhw on Friday January 07, 2022 @01:11PM (#29842534)
It would be impossible in any language that requires either explicit typing or some kind of 'let' keyword. (Or, in the fringe case, a language like Go which uses a different operator for initialisation-plus-assignment.)
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Re:5% of 666 Python repos had comma typo bugs (inc V8, Tenso... by voltagedivider on Friday January 07, 2022 @01:23PM (#29842711)
Exactly. That's why I asked about languages that don't require explicit typing. My point is that it's a feature of many languages rather than a Python idiosyncrasy.
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