Lisp mentality vs. Python mentality

[Paul Rubin]

"Ciprian Dorin, Craciun" <ciprian.craciun at gmail.com> writes:
>     P.P.S.: I'm just trying to see why is Python better than Lisp or
> vice-versa... I would say they are almost the same: both usable for
> day-to-day real world applications...

Python tries to be simple and pragmatic while not aiming for as
heavy-duty applications as Common Lisp.  Scheme is more of a research
language that's way past its prime.  If you like Scheme, you should
try Haskell.  Python has the motto "practicality beats purity".
With Haskell, it's exactly the opposite ;-).