merits of Lisp vs Python

[Paddy]

On Dec 11, 8:07 am, "Kaz Kylheku" <kkylh... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Paddy wrote:
> >  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoctestI pity the hoplelessly anti-intellectual douche-bag who inflicted this
> undergraduate misfeature upon the programming language.
Oh wow! So much invective. So little reason.
Doctest is very easy to try.
1/ Get python installed on your machine:
    http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download
2/ Use a tutorial to get up to speed in Python:
    http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers
3/ Try Doctest.
    http://www.python.org/pycon/dc2004/papers/4/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctest
    http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-doctest.html
>
> This must be some unofficial patch that still has a hope of being shot
> down in flames, right?
Try doctest and you will see why it is not.

- Paddy.