Unfortunately, when many people hear of static typing they think of C++ and Java, which understandably leads to these kinds of conclusions. If they ever bothere

Unfortunately, when many people hear of static typing they think of C++ and Java, which understandably leads to these kinds of conclusions. If they ever bothered writing typed Python for a little bit, especially in new packages or projects where the surrounding code is also typed, they might realise how useful it is. There's a world of difference between the experience you get with untyped Python and typed Python that you check with strict mypy or Pyright. After using typed Python for a while, I don't think I could go back to a completely untyped codebase.