Uh, you're right! I wouldn't want to bog Python down with even more checking at run time. I guess I'm asking for syntax checks that are typically done only with compiled languages.
It doesn't stop me from using Python, though! Since I don't have syntax checking, I find I have to test supporting routines thoroughly, to make sure it errs when it should err and runs when it should run. That's something that's always good to do, but it's especially useful in Python, which has no syntax checking before runtime. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
