"John Nagle" <na...@animats.com> wrote in message
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Having actually used LISP systems with "edit and continue", it's a good
thing that Python doesn't have it. It encourages a "patch" mentality, and
the resulting code is usually disappointing.
Hey, a lot of people would argue that Python's lack of strong typing and
data/member protection (from one class to another) encourages sloppy
programming too. :-) (Some people even figure that automatic garbage
collection does so!)
What the original poster seems to need is a global analysis
tool that insures that all names used are defined. Like "pylint".
Sounds intriguing... I'll check it out; thanks!
---Joel
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