Perl and Python (Re: [prog] Re: [Techtalk] How to write web proxy in Python?)

[Mary]

On Fri, Jan 10, 2003, Mary wrote:
> Python also has some functions that are LISP like (it has map, lambda,
> filter, and reduce, although doesn't Perl have some or all?) and many
> LISP programmers, including Peter Norvig, have adopted Python as "not
> LISP, but good enough".

I should probably say "nearly good enough" - it's not exactly unreserved
praise that they have for Python.

-Mary