Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

[Jock Cooper]

"Terry Reedy" <tjreedy at udel.edu> writes:
> The default-parameter hack which substituted for closures made lambdas
> then more awkward, but I believe they were mostly just as useful as
> today as callbacks and as HOF args.  In any case, closures were
> introduced over two years ago in 2.1, and your original statement says
> 'is', not 'used to be some years ago'.

Isn't it true though that the lambda can only contain a single expression
and no statements?  That seems to limit closures somewhat.