Evaluating the dynamic behaviour of Python applications

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 91, Issue , 2009, Pages 19-27

  Holkner, Alex ^a   Harland, James ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic languages; Python and compilers

Indexed keywords

BATCH PROGRAMS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; DYNAMIC LANGUAGES; GUI APPLICATIONS; OPEN SOURCES; PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; STATIC PROGRAM;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES;

STATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84868688494     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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