[Python-ideas] Code version evolver

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 01:13:29AM +1100, Chris Angelico wrote:
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> Yes, it will. Can you determine whether some code does this? Can you
> recognize what kind of object is on the left of a percent sign?
> Remember, it quite possibly won't be a literal.

I don't understand whether your question is asking if Francis 
*personally* can do this, or if it is possible in principle.

If the later, then inferring the type of expressions is precisely the 
sort of thing that mypy (and others) do.



-- 
Steven