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 are usually interested in Python because it's a relatively simple and lightweight thing. Having to install a complex and heavyweight thing like a Common Lisp system just to be able to program in Python doesn't seem like a good deal. It might become a good deal if you could then compile the Lisp and get a lean, efficient binary executable out of it. But that's going to require much more than just a straightforward translation from Python to Lisp. If CLPython starts to show signs of making progress in that direction, then it could start to get interesting. Although I think I'd rather target Scheme than CL if I were doing it -- cleaner language, small yet still extremely good implementations available. -- Greg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
