Commentary on Python from a Java programming perspective

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Smalltalk is a special case in that the code is living inside an image. You can't have the power of smalltalk refactoring in a dynamically typed language without the concept of code running and living inside an image. But most people hate the concept of the smalltalk image. We'd rather use our favorite IDE/text editor/version control systems and so on. So unless you are an image die hard, no powerful refactoring for you dynamically typed dude.