Python has modules

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Barbara Liskov discusses a key downside of the Python programming language: its lack of encapsulation. She explains how this can lead to issues in large projects with multiple developers, as the team's overall strength is limited by its weakest member.

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1Python's lack of encapsulation
2Impact on large projects
3Team strength tied to weakest programmer
4Compiler's role in enforcing behavior

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Python (programming language): a programming language that has modules but lacks encapsulation, allowing code on the outside to affect the inside of a module. This makes it harder to build large programs with many programmers working on them, as the team is only as strong as its weakest programmer. The compiler can enforce things and make certain kinds of bad behavior not possible. This is mentioned as a downside of Python.

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the Peterman Pod The downsides of Python Barbara Liskov (Turing Award Winner)

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She is the L in SOLID and Liskov in Liskov substitution principle This is a clip from a longer conversation with Barbara Liskov you can find on my Spotify, YouTube or Apple Podcasts

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Python has modules but doesn't have encapsulation. It allows code on the outside to muck around with what's going on on the inside of a module. And when you're building big programs, so you have many programmers working on them, your team is really only as strong as your weakest programmer. So it's nice if the compiler can enforce things and make certain kinds of bad behavior not possible.