[kyberias]

> That's like saying "Why not just use lisp?" to a python programmer. They're entirely separate languages

That's not really true now is it? Sure, C++ and C are separate languages but they have a common history and everyone knows that. One can write extensive programs that are valid for both C++ and C compilers. C isn't a true subset of C++ but for from many practical perspectives it is. In practice they have a common ancestor language that still can be (more or less) compiled with both compilers.

Lisp and Python however... they have no such common ancestor and the syntax are very different.