Greg Menke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: re: comparison of > > a[i] = b[n] with > > (setf (aref a i) (aref b n)) > > Not really. The syntax of getting and setting array elements isn't > really the point. It ignores the cognitive efficiency of Lisp when > things get more complex, and likewise whatever similar characteristics > that Python offers.
Well, there's some similar way to look up elements in a Lisp hashtable, but I've forgotten the keyword for it (oops, cognitive inefficiency, having to remember separately.) Python uses the same syntax for both. Yeah it's probably true that very complex applications are easier to develop in Lisp. For small and medium ones, I really do find Python more pleasant, and I'm speaking as someone for whom the discovery of Lisp was once an unbelievably powerful epiphany. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
