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Yeah, ofc every language must have a type system, the problem is, that this is not enforced. I.e 3 == '3' throws no error, when working with dataframes for example this can be a pain in the ass. But yeah, I don't say that nobody should use Python (although the title is a bit dramatic) I just think that there are better alternatives out there.
It's not enforced because python like a number of other languages isn't a strictly typed language. That decision was made by the creator of python and has been continued to this day, it wasn't a part of their vision for python.
I would suggest you consider using a different language since you obviously don't care for python based on that complaints you've used that mirror complaints from every other person who "just doesn't see the use of python".
Protip: I'm willing to bet that if your code is slow, it needs some refactoring. That or you could consider compiling your python into C code.
Python is strongly typed, but dynamically checked. Working with other languages I just found, that the type errors in python are the hardest to catch and to debug, but maybe I am just more used to othet languages
I see it's use as language to write small scripts, I just don't see much use besides that.
Here is a article talking about the speed of compiled python vs Julia. I don't see why it is better to go to all these extra steps just to end up with something slower. https://www.matecdev.com/posts/julia-python-numba-cython.html
But I took your advice to heart and installed a Linter
I'd recommend a code formatter as well, it won't improve code execution but it greatly improves readability which is a massive plus to me. I love black personally