I can see that connection, but not for the reason you list. To me, Python is most like Basic in that new programmers can get started with it easily, unlike, sa

I can see that connection, but not for the reason you list. To me, Python is most like Basic in that new programmers can get started with it easily, unlike, say, Scheme or Haskell. (And I love Scheme, but I have no illusions that it's a 'long term' language. I think something lispy will still be around long term, just not sure I'd put my money on Scheme.)