> Python is the de-facto standard for general-purpose type-optional programming Type hints were added to Python only in the most recent version (somewhat contr

> Python is the de-facto standard for general-purpose type-optional programming Type hints were added to Python only in the most recent version (somewhat controversially), and the interpreter only knows about the syntax; there are no semantics defined. (You have to run an external program if you want to check the types). Why would you say Python is the standard for optional typing?