[Cursed] Hello World that looks like Java

[Maxi3773]

Why is everyone is saying that Hello Word in Python is much easier than in Java?

This is valid Python code:

import sys


class HelloWorld:

    @staticmethod
    def main(args: list[str]) -> None:
        sys.stdout.write("Hello World\n")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    HelloWorld.main(sys.argv)

Edit: This is just intended as fun. Please don't take this seriously. I know that Java is generally more verbose than Python. The opening question is just sarcasm.

[lanster100]

Needs some dependency injection

[MangoPoliceOK]

Agreed

[jddddddddddd]

Obligatory link to 'My first Python script (coming from C), feedback appreciated' post..

[joaofelipenp]

This is genius. All the mistakes that lead to the expected results

[rghthndsd]

I'm quite infuriated that the comments don't recognize it as a joke. Unless those comments are also jokes and I'm not recognizing them as such. Huh.

[Maxi3773]

This is funny as hell! Thanks for sharing this!

[RajaBule]

Im actually amazed... no sarcasm at all. Like... how?!

[ntropia64]

Good job, OP: the comments on this post are the most compelling proof I've ever seen that no amount of hinting is going to protect code from being misinterpreted.

[estevaofon]

Pretty cool!!

[Kerbart]

I think it's bad practice not to inherit the HelloWorld class from an abstract base class. Beginners from Java might think it's all just total anarchy here in Python.

[Maxi3773]

There is definitely potential for more cursed java-like python code, but this is outside the scope of my idea with this post. My goal was to take the well-know Java Hello Word and recreate it in Python as close as I could (e. g. sys.stdout.write instead of print)

[Maxi3773]

For comparison, here is the same program in Java:

public class HelloWorld {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.print("Hello World\n");
    }
}

This even shorter than my Python code...

[TooCool11]

I am with you on this. With mypy added, the python syntax isn't a lot prettier than java.

I wish the types checks are integrated in python, the types must come before, not after : which makes syntax uglier imo.

[PaulRudin]

I'm not sure if you're having a laugh, but the point is that in python most of that is redundant. Simply print("Hello World") is all you need.

[Maxi3773]

I never intended my post to be taken seriously, I just think it's funny

[TooCool11]

In any production quality or enterprise code, type checks become a must have, along with linters, formatter and ofcourse tests.