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Re: what is the problem?



>>>>> "PG" == Paul Graham <paulgraham@yahoo.com> writes:

  PG>  Python: Lisp syntax is scary and CL and Scheme have no
  PG>  libraries.

This one is amusing, because Python was designed by someone who had
(almost?) no familiarity with Lisp, whether CL or Scheme.  Don't let
lambda, map, filter, and reduce fool you.  Some users lobbied for them
early in the language's history.

Jeremy