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It is becoming difficult for me to be productive in Python

It is becoming difficult for me to be productive in Python - blag.
Note: Following blog post more or less applies to any dynamically typed programming language, e.g. Ruby. I am only sharing my experience and frustrations with Python, cos that’s the language I use.
I started learning to program with Python, which holds a special place in my heart. It’s the language which taught me how to think about programming, modelling a problem to code and communicate with the machine. I was hired at my current job (or the previous one) because of Python.

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