Is Python strongly typed?

Question

I\'ve come across links that say Python is a strongly typed language.

However, I thought in strongly typed languages you couldn\'t do this:

bob = 1
b         


        

Answer 1

You are confusing 'strongly typed' with 'dynamically typed'.

I cannot change the type of 1 by adding the string '12', but I can choose what types I store in a variable and change that during the program's run time.

The opposite of dynamic typing is static typing; the declaration of variable types doesn't change during the lifetime of a program. The opposite of strong typing is weak typing; the type of values can change during the lifetime of a program.