Comments by "Lawrence D’Oliveiro" (@lawrencedoliveiro9104) on "New In Python 3.12: Type Statement" video.

  1. This is for static type checking, which some people prefer to use.
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  2. No, these are just type annotations. They don’t actually make a difference to the compiler.
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  3. Why doesn’t it work on 3.12? Language incompatibility? Build incompatibility?
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  4.  @DeanJohnson-s8x  If static type checking becomes compulsory, then it is no longer a dynamic language.
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  5. This might be making use of the new “packrat parser” system to pull syntax tricks they couldn’t do before.
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