What does Python fix?

[Russ Cox]

> I didn't post that quote to start a flame war, but
> calling Python a watered-down Lisp goes a bit far.
> AFAIK, it wasn't even based on Lisp. Sure, it has
> quite a few Lispish features, esp. the dynamism.
> But Python is much more than just a Lisp rip-off.

Is there any connection with Smalltalk?  Python feels very
much like "Smalltalk done better" to me.

Russ