Invoking return through a function?

[Ned Batchelder]

On 10/29/17 3:09 PM, Alberto Riva wrote:
> On 10/29/2017 02:13 PM, Rick Johnson wrote:
>> Alberto Riva wrote:
>>> Rick Johnson wrote:
>>>> Alberto Riva wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>>>> In a language like Lisp
>>>>
>>>> Python is nothing like Lisp, and for good reason!
>>>
>>> I would disagree with this. Actually, it's the most Lisp-
>>> like language I've encountered in my 25 years of writing
>>> software.
>>
>> Really? I'm sorry that you have only encountered a few
>> "academic languages". Do some googling, there are literally
>> thousands of them in the wilds.
>
> I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand what you mean. I've been exposed 
> to quite a few programming languages over the years, and my personal 
> assessment (based on the features I consider important from my own 
> personal point of view) is that Python is the closest to Lisp of the 
> ones that I would consider using. It's definitely closer to Lisp than 
> C, or Java, wouldn't you agree? I don't see where you get the idea 
> that I was only exposed to "academic languages".

You don't have to respond to Rick.  He specializes in sarcasm and 
sneering.  He usually goes by "Ranting Rick."  This has been fairly tame 
for his postings, but it still doesn't require a response :)

--Ned.