Why is Python popular, while Lisp and Scheme aren't?

[Tony]

My guess is that Lisp appeals to people who like predicate logic and Python
appeals to people who like to deliver software.

Lisp has been the mainstay of a lot of traditional AI courses for donkeys
years, Python has been picked up by a lot of the new generation of
programmers who learnt their trade on scripted web applications and needed
something quick, clear and flexible to get the job done as quickly and
painlessly as possible.

I'm not at all familiar with Scheme.


"Oleg" <oleg_inconnu at myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I don't know much about Python, but I looked at this comparison
> between Python and Common Lisp (
> http://www.norvig.com/python-lisp.html ), and I couldn't help but
> wonder why Python is popular, while Common Lisp and Scheme aren't?
>
> Oleg