Patterns for dynamic languages

Python is a dynamic language like Lisp. The dynamic nature of Python can be represented as follows:

  • Types or classes are objects at runtime.
  • Variables can have type as a value and can be modified at runtime. For example, a = 5 and a = "John", the a variable is assigned at runtime and type also gets changed.
  • Dynamic languages have more flexibility in terms of class restrictions.
  • For example, in Python, polymorphism is built into the language, there are no keywords such as private and protected and everything is public by default.
  • Represents a case where design patterns can be easily implemented in dynamic languages.

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