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The main dissimilarity between python and lisp is that you can't use code as data in python, so there's no macros. In most other ways they're pretty similar.
by Tarq0n 8y ago
The main dissimilarity between python and lisp is that you can't use code as data in python, so there's no macros. In most other ways they're pretty similar.
- SeanLuke 8y agoSerious lambdas and closures? Sophisticated array handling? A full-featured numerical tower? Conditions? Python's namespaces seem primitive compared to Lisp. Etc.
- dkersten 8y agoCode is data is often touted as the integral feature of lisp though, so without it, a language really isn’t much like lisp at all.