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[Westley Martínez]

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 05:19:29PM +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Algis Kabaila <akabaila at pcug.org.au> wrote:
> > False: Python IS strongly typed, without doubt (though the
> > variables are not explicitly declared.)
> 
> Strongly duck-typed though. If I create a class that has all the right
> members, it can simultaneously be a file, an iterable, a database, and
> probably even a web browser if it feels like it. Is that strong typing
> or not?
> 
> Chris Angelico
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It's strong typing.  Python does not implicitly convert types.  Weak typing is
when I can do 1 + "1" and get 2.