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

[Michael Hudson]

Jacek Generowicz <jacek.generowicz at cern.ch> writes:

> I can imagine that you could put """ """ around your Python
> definitions, do something similar by processing the resulting string,
> and then eval it ... but it sounds far too painful to try.

Been there.  It can be done, but you're right in saying that it's not
fun.

Cheers,
M.

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