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On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:49:18 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:

> On 2025-08-28 01:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> So I can do something like
>> 
>>      function F ... is declare
>>         type T is ...
>>      begin
>>         ...
>>         return T;
>>      end;
>> 
>> in Ada?
> 
> No, you cannot spell such a function. Ada is a typed language:

But I thought you said “In Ada types can be created dynamically”? So it 
turns out that’s wrong? Because I can do that in Python.

>>> Yes I can. It is actively used in software design. E.g. for plug-ins,
>>> library implementing a driver derives  a type from the base type.
>> 
>> Show us.
>
> It is a proprietary code. You can write it yourself.

So you can’t actually show us any example of such a feature, to prove it 
exists? Too bad ...