Is Python dangerous?

The various Python classes are interesting but I have held back out of concern that it may pull me in, wrap around me and crowd out other activities. I am subject to this as it has happened a number of times including Pascal, Perl, Arduino C and various assembly languages. The following article reinforces my fear. Should I be afraid? As I get more involved with RPi, the pull has started.

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I’m still trying to wrap my mind around this disturbing video.

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So long as you don’t accidentally it will be fine.

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Well one should be fine if one remembers to:

#!/usr/bin/env python

import safe as safety
from disco import dance

with dance:
   safety.check("pants")

do do dodo do…

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It is for anyone foolhardy enough to attempt to write a compiler for it…

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Maybe the foolhardy part is not the compiler but in targeting a four decade old eight bit chip!

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The nasty issues with dynamic typing and garbage collection are there no matter the target processor.

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