[Types-sig] Why I don't like static types in Python

[David Ascher]

On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Fredrik Lundh wrote:

> -- classes vs. types dichotomy
> 
> (this aims to remove what is essentially a CPython implementation
> quirk.  JPython already does this right.  

Just FYI, that last bit is not quite true.  It does go further in the
right direction, though. 

--david