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

[Jacek Generowicz]

Courageous <jkraska at san.rr.com> writes:

> One of Lisp's _lethal_ failings is that anyone not using Emacs (or
> something like Emacs) is a second class citizen.

... In the same sense that it is a _lethal_ failing of Python, C++,
Befunge, email ... it is a _lethal_ failing of *any* data with a text
representation, that needs to be edited.  <0.5 wink>

The purpose of editors is to ease editing. Those who choose poorer
editors will have a harder time than those who choose better
ones. This is as true in Lisp as it is anywhere else.