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Re:Changing Python lambda syntax at runtime by feelsboutlisps on Saturday September 10, 2016 @09:23PM (#12471650)
> But, as long as Python is not homoiconic, it will never be as simple to express these ideas as it is in Lisp

But it'll be way simpler to express literally every other day-to-day concept, whereas lisps will continue to be inexpressive, syntaxless, paren-soup.

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Re:Changing Python lambda syntax at runtime by madmax96 on Saturday September 10, 2016 @09:53PM (#12471703)
>But it'll be way simpler to express literally every other day-to-day concept, whereas lisps will continue to be inexpressive, syntaxless, paren-soup.

Of course not. You can literally implement any syntax in Lisp using macros.

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