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

[Terry Reedy]

"Anna" <revanna at mn.rr.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2002.11.20.04.16.26.459889 at mn.rr.com...
> Before asking a question here, I´d have already read the tutorial
(and
> probably 3 more tutorials and done a google search too). I wouldn´t
feel
> comfortable asking here unless I had.

Unfortunately, other do... and do.


> So if I´m still here asking, it´s because I need an answer that
*isn´t*
> just a reference to the tutorial, something from a live human
being... So,
> yeah, I guess I would consider it a brushoff, unless you took the
time to
> expand on the tutorial in some way... Personally, I´d far rather get
no
> answer than ¨RTFM, silly newbie¨... cuz chances are, I already
did...

So mention that you *have* read the tutorial... and looked thru the
FAQ,
or tried google (if appropriate).  Then you may well get more.

TJR