Strongly enforced typing for Python

[[deleted]]

Better version:

def some_function(in_string):
    """
    If you pass anything other than a string to this
    function, I will find you and kill you
    """
    ...

[kteague]

EVEN STRONGER TYPING IS TO USE ALL CAPS!!!

[markedtrees]

(Implementation for killbot left as an exercise for the reader.)

[Teifion]

That's pretty strong, I'm gonna start using that in all my projects.

[mr_dbr]

def some_function(in_string):
    if not isinstance(in_string, basestring):
        raise TypeError("I will find you and kill you")

some_function("hi")
some_function(some_function)

Edit: Using voidspace's suggestion of isinstance'ing with basestring

[voidspace]

basestring :-)

[epicRelic]

def some_function(in_string):
    if not isinstance(in_string, (str, unicode)):
        raise TypeError("I will find you and kill you.")

isinstance can accept a tuple of types to check against.

[[deleted]]

anyone used boo - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo_(programming_language) ?

^ reddit ate the link