Paul Rubin wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > > a = 'hello'
> > > a[0] = 'H' # attempt to change first letter to upper case
> >
> > As CLPython mirrors Python semantics, this results in a TypeError. The
> > internal representation of an immutable Python string is a mutable Lisp
> > string
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > a = 'hello'
> > a[0] = 'H' # attempt to change first letter to upper case
>
> As CLPython mirrors Python semantics, this results in a TypeError. The
> internal representation of an immutable Python string is a mutable Lisp
> string, but there is no way you can a
Paul Rubin wrote:
> I thought it was of some interest though I'm a little surprise by the
> choice of CL rather than Scheme as a target.
In many aspects Python is a subset of CL. In CLPython, exceptions are
Lisp conditions with a custom metaclass (strictly spoken not portable
CL), Python (meta)cla
greg wrote:
> Willem Broekema wrote:
>
> > I guess in part it's because there are not that many people really into
> > both Python and Lisp, and those who are might not find this an
> > interesting project because there is nothing "wow" to show, yet.
>
> Another reason (or maybe the reason for the
Willem Broekema wrote:
> I guess in part it's because there are not that many people really into
> both Python and Lisp, and those who are might not find this an
> interesting project because there is nothing "wow" to show, yet.
Another reason (or maybe the reason for the reason) is
that people a
"Willem Broekema" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I guess in part it's because there are not that many people really into
> both Python and Lisp, and those who are might not find this an
> interesting project because there is nothing "wow" to show, yet.
I thought it was of some interest though I'm a
Paul Boddie wrote:
> What would it take to get Python people more interested in it? I've
> been monitoring the site [1] and the mailing list [2] for some time,
> but nothing particularly visible seems to be happening.
Well, judging from the reactions on blogs to the initial announcement
here, quit
Willem Broekema wrote:
> Paul Rubin wrote:
> > Does this count as a "children of a lesser Python"?
>
> This sounds like a quite derogatory first question.
I wouldn't take it that way: it's only a quote from an opinion piece
about alternative Python implementations (albeit a contentious one).
> CL
