Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

[Paul Rubin]

David Rush <drush at aol.net> writes:
> I would say that one of the reasons why I program in Scheme is
> *because* I value simplicity and uniformity. The way that Python has
> been described in this discussion make me think that I would really
> *hate* Python for it's unecessary complications if I went back to it.

I programmed in Lisp for a long time before starting to use Python.  I
can't see even a die-hard Lisper really hating Python.  Python has a
bunch of unnecessary little quirks that a Lisper would find annoying,
but also has a lot going for it, and the shortcomings are mostly
pretty minor.