There are cars and motorbikes, and many other things. They have different benefits and costs. Python is a motorbike. It is small, convenient, nippy, fuel-effic

There are cars and motorbikes, and many other things. They have different benefits and costs. Python is a motorbike. It is small, convenient, nippy, fuel-efficient. It is also terribly unsafe, holds no luggage and no protection from the weather. Statically-typed languages are cars. Stable, safe, predictable, require a lot of infrequent maintenance, weather-proof. Not convenient in heavy traffic, but hey, you put on the heater seats and the stereo and you don't mind queuing. Now, I find the effort to add typing to Python like trying to make the motorbike safe. You double the wheels to have a full 4-wheel vehicle, add a roof and windshield... And you end up with something that has th upsides of neither a car nor a motorbike. Where people find it convenient, sure. But the evangelism of "types everywhere" seems to not get it.