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| From | Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.lisp |
| Subject | Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of |
| Date | 2025-09-23 20:28 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <87ms6lc6jw.fsf@parhasard.net> (permalink) |
| References | <Python-20250412150133@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> <code-20250414105007@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> <vtk6iu$2cj23$4@dont-email.me> |
Ar an ceathrú lá déag de mí Aibreán, scríobh Lawrence D'Oliveiro: > On 14 Apr 2025 09:56:26 GMT, Stefan Ram wrote: > > > Lisp's cons cells are conceptual, not just syntax. > > Is that why Lisp needs the separate concept of multi-value return, instead > of doing simple destructuring assignment as both Python and JavaScript are > able to do? Lisp’s #'destructuring-bind is available. But the stack is right there (for most people, most of the time), why not make use it as a cheap way to return multiple values? -- ‘As I sat looking up at the Guinness ad, I could never figure out / How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of stout’ (C. Moore)
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Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2025-09-23 20:28 +0100
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2025-09-23 17:22 -0600
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-24 09:11 +0000
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Madhu <enometh@meer.net> - 2025-09-24 16:55 +0530
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of tpeplt@gmail.com - 2025-09-24 14:59 -0400
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-24 20:34 +0000
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2025-09-25 06:07 +0100
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-25 05:49 +0000
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-09-26 20:12 +0000
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2025-09-24 14:03 +0100
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-24 20:33 +0000
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2025-09-25 05:58 +0100
Re: Writing HG LISP in Python, kind of Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-25 05:50 +0000
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