I've hardly looked at Scheme as I came to programming with an unacademic get-stuff-done attitude. Which probably explains why I find Python so appealing, and wh

I've hardly looked at Scheme as I came to programming with an unacademic get-stuff-done attitude. Which probably explains why I find Python so appealing, and why I recommend it to others who want to learn a language to use as a tool: it is immediately useful, fairly user-friendly, teaches good mental habits, has abudant tutorials and soforth, a large helpful community, and lots of active hackers hacking away and sharing their ideas.