Why is Python popular, while Lisp and Scheme aren't?

[Michael Hudson]

Kenny Tilton <ktilton at nyc.rr.com> writes:

> I am close! I have asked twice here what folks use to do Python, and I
> have yet to get one solitary answer. That is /really/ strange.

I didn't see that.

> Anyway, what IDE /do/ you use?

Emacs + an interactive session in an xterm or Terminal.app window.  I
try to avoid restarting the interactive session more often than you
restart your lisp image, though Python is less set up to make this
convenient.

Cheers,
M.

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