Mathematica is also a lot like Lisp and Mathematica also supports imperative programming. It's also a lot faster than Python. In fact, I would argue that the o

Mathematica is also a lot like Lisp and Mathematica also supports imperative programming. It's also a lot faster than Python. In fact, I would argue that the only drawback with Mathematica is the fact that you become locked in. (whether or not you care about that is your prerogative.)