On the other hand i find Mathematicas list operators very appealing:
In =: [1,2,3]^2 Out=: [1,4,9]
Compared with this suggar the list comprehension [x**2 for x in [1,2,3]] is ugly.
py> import numarray py> a = numarray.array([1, 2, 3]) py> a**2 array([1, 4, 9])
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