Also, the type decorations used on objects and function signatures is nothing like the type hinting syntax we use in Python generally.

A new JIT compiler, the first no-GIL edition of Python, better errors and typing enhancement, and the removal of dead batteries are all part of Python 3.13.

Python 3 introduced the idea of "type annotations," and as of Python 3.6, you can annotate variables, not just function parameters and return values. The idea is that you can put a colon (:) and then ...

Positron is Posit's new, free IDE for data science. Users can work with Python and R. It explicitly does not replace RStudio.

A new open source VS Code extension called pyright has been created as a Microsoft 'side project' to improve on current offerings for static type checking for the Python programming language.