source code size metric: Python and modern C++

[Pavel Vozenilek]

Brian Quinlan <brian at sweetapp.com> wrote in message news:<mailman.1038870484.32514.python-list at python.org>...
> > I'll try to summarize the code size differences I see (I know C++ and
> > am learning Python so take it as naive attempt):
> > 
> > 6) something else I don't see.
> 
> 6) Dynamic typing (saves a lot of proxying and crude 
>    introspection mechanisms)
> 7) Dynamic runtime (let's you perform time-saving magic
>    when you really need to)
> 8) something else I don't see
> 
> I can give an example of each if anyone really cares.
>
Can you please, especially (7) (I guess you think eval().) 
/Pavel