Navigating the Python Type Jungle
Python's typing system has evolved pragmatically into a powerful but theoretically fragmented system, with scattered specifications.This paper proposes a formalization to address this fragmentation.The central contribution is a formal foundation that uses concepts from type theory to demonstrate that Python's type system can be elegantly described.This work aims to serve as a crucial first step toward the future development of type inference tools.
Authors
- Dorel Lucanu
- Andrei Nacu
Institutions
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4204/eptcs.427.6
- Primary Topic
- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00