merits of Lisp vs Python

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:21:17 +0000, Kirk Sluder wrote:

> In article 
> <pan.2006.12.10.14.24.05.648068 at REMOVE.THIS.cybersource.com.au>,
>  Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVE.THIS.cybersource.com.au> wrote:
> 
>> Yes. But you can't redefine 1+2 in Python, at least not without hacking
>> the interpreter. Can you redefine (+ 1 2) in Lisp? 
> 
> Not without barreling through error messages about name conflicts.

Ah, nice to get a straight answer to a question for a change, and without
an insult or a misrepresentation in sight. Thank you.



-- 
Steven