Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

Daniel P. M. Silva dsilva at ccs.neu.edu
Sun Oct 12 21:49:46 EDT 2003


Alex Martelli wrote:

> Andrew Dalke wrote:
> 
>> Alex:
>>> Yeah, well, I fear the answer will be yes (it could), but it won't
>>> do so since you haven't _asked_ it to wake you up, only if it
>>> could.
>> 
>> Pshaw.  My hypothetical house of the 2050s or so will know
>> that "could" in this context is a command.   :)
> 
> Good luck the first time you want to ask it about its capabilities,
> and my best wishes that you'll remember to use VERY precise
> phrasing then.
> 

Hehe, I hope I never scream "NAMESPACE-MAPPED-SYMBOLS" at my house :P

- DS





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