How explain why Python is easier/nicer than Lisp which has a simpler grammar/syntax?

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Fri Aug 7 17:51:58 EDT 2020


On 8/7/2020 11:55 AM, Marco Sulla wrote:

> @Chris: note that "real" recursion in Python is not possible,

This is backwards.  Python only does real recursion when one writes 
recursive calls.

> since there's no support for tail recursion. 

I am pretty sure that what you mean by 'support' is to turn tail 
recursive syntax into iteration, making it fake recursion.


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Terry Jan Reedy



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