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

[Robin Munn]

Michael Hudson <mwh at python.net> wrote:
> nandrats at mail.mdanderson.org writes:
> 
>> I thought that this is a python list where every kind of language
>> related question can be posed. But this thread in my opinion is
>> getting out of range.
> 
> It's hard to stop people posting to a thread they're interested in.
> 
> This thread is pretty on topic compared to some -- we haven't had any
> discussions about esperanto or trans-finite cardinals or what sort of
> water pasta is best cooked in.  python-list tends to go in for wildly
> off-topic threads.  I don't mind, because they're usually pretty
> interesting.

Well, obviously pasta is best cooked in trans-finite water. For extra
credit, get an Esperanto-speaking Cardinal to do your cooking for you.

wondering-about-the-linguistic-skills-of-the-St.-Louis-baseball-team-ly y'rs,

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