Is Python overhyped (just like Java)?

[Roy Smith]

"Greg Ewing (using news.cis.dfn.de)" <ckea25d02 at sneakemail.com> wrote:
> The real problem is that when you
> get something *out* of the collection, you want the compiler
> to know statically that it's of whatever type the collection
> is supposed to contain.
> 
> Interfaces don't help you with that at all -- you need a
> notion of parameterized types, which is what C++ templates
> are.

Or, you need a langauge with dynamic typing, like Python :-)