Is there a need for a “use strict” Python compiler?

Question

There exist static analysis tools for Python, but compile time checks tend to be diametrically opposed to the run-time binding philosophy that Python embraces. It\'s possibl

Answer 1

Python has no true lexical scoping, so strict vars wouldn't be very sensible. It has no symbolic references AFAIK, so it has not need for strict refs. It has not barewords, so it has no need for strict vars.

To be honest, it's only lexical scoping I miss. The other two I'd consider warts in Perl.