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by ocamoss 10 days ago
Running more type checkers isn't really about strictness. The main benefit to library maintainers is to make sure that their APIs are compatible with whatever tools their users run.

This wouldn't really be an issue for most other languages, but Python's typing ecosystem is uniquely fragmented, with only partial standardization between several popular tools.

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Hmm... that doesn't answer the question?
> Hmm... that doesn't answer the question?

GP's point is obvious: performance is immaterial to the discussion. Static code analysis is about preventing bugs. Therefore OP fails to make any sort of point, as it's a straw man argument.