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

[Cameron Laird]

In article <20021108.121940.201305624.9010 at cybermesa.com>,
Jay O'Connor <joconnor at cybermesa.com> wrote:
>In article <uso37rcegqdpf6 at corp.supernews.com>, "Cameron Laird"
><claird at lairds.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <20021108.115059.1034949299.9010 at cybermesa.com>, Jay O'Connor
>> <joconnor at cybermesa.com> wrote:
>> 			.
>> 			.
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>>>Yes, I was a Python advocate in a TCL shop for awhile and had a hard
>>>time convincing
>>>people that there was a qualitative difference between.
>>>
>>>set x [lindex [lindex $var 5] 5]
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>x = var[5][5]
>> 			.
>> 			.
>> 			.
Tcl 8.4 builds in recognition of
  set x [lindex $var 5 5]
I'm not in any way claiming this change invalidates earlier
conclusions in this thread; I simply think that those with
enough interest to have read this far deserve the technical
details.
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