merits of Lisp vs Python

[Kaz Kylheku]

Rob Warnock wrote:
> And for any of you who are rejecting this because you don't want to
> learn or use Emacs, Raffael's point is even true in the Vi family of
> editors ("nvi" & "vim", at least). The "y%" command yanks (copies)
> everything through the matching paren into the anonymous buffer;
> "d%" deletes likewise [and saves in the anonymous buffer]; "p" (or "P")
> pastes after (or before) the current location. All can be prefixed
> with a buffer ("Q-register") name for more flexibility.

If you're on Vim, you also have the "ib" and "ab" commands that work
under visual selection. You repeat them to broaden the selection to the
next level of nesting.