Maybe they just were inferior projects?
I've used a library where every function just accepted "args, *kwargs" and no documentation was given. In that case it's not really the fault of the language that it sucks. It could be a similar case for you.
> I'm a polyglot, I'm exactly the sort of person who should be commenting.
Ok I speak 3 languages fluently and 1 more so-so… But what does this have to do with python typing????
In fact most people who study literature and languages don't know much about python types.
> Does it surprise you that static typing is often a poor choice?
No because it isn't true.
> Static typing is something to be used when the performance of your code is important.
We can all agree that python isn't something to use when performances are very important.
> Your standard business CRUD app? Usually dynamic is the better choice.
Ok. That's not what I do though.
Have you done any C and C++? You know how people prefer doing a list in C++ with a template rather than a list of void
in C? Same thing in python. But perhaps you haven't experience in this field either?