ipython can handle this situation fine, however, cl repl leaves ipython in the dust for more complex programs also python is fine when all you are after is the

ipython can handle this situation fine, however, cl repl leaves ipython in the dust for more complex programs also python is fine when all you are after is the end result. however if you try to understand what is going on at a deeper level in your program you will quickly discover that python is just a front end to some "black box" (how black it is will depend on your understanding of python's ffi, c, c++, fortran)