Is Python a functional programming language?

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.223.1273942083.32709.python-list at python.org>,
 <travis+ml-python at subspacefield.org> wrote:
>
>One very annoying thing in Python is the distinction between
>statements and expressions.

One extremely valuable thing in Python is the distinction between
statements and expressions.

In fact, given the semantic similarity between Python and Lisp, I would
argue that Python having the distinction is partly responsible for its
popularity.
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