Michael Torrie wrote:
Python would have been alright to teach "programming," but to teach the actual theory of programming languages (lambda calculus, lists as a foundation unit for all other data structures)
I wouldn't say that "lists as a foundation unit for all other data structures" is (or should be) part of the fundamental theory of programming languages. It seems to me that Python's notions of sequences and mappings are much more general and elegant theoretical elements to build on. -- Greg -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
