merits of Lisp vs Python

[Bill Atkins]

"Mark Tarver" <dr.mtarver at ukonline.co.uk> writes:

> How do you compare Python to Lisp?  What specific advantages do you
> think that one has over the other?
>
> Note I'm not a Python person and I have no axes to grind here.  This is
> just a question for my general education.
>
> Mark

What was the reasoning behind cross-posting this to c.l.p and c.l.l?
This type of question inevitably leads to controversy.