[DanWeinreb]

I tried writing an extensive Common Lisp vs. Python paper (yes, I have seen all of the existing ones), but it got too big and out of hand. One of interesting developments in Python recently are decorators, which allow some interesting metaprogramming. This can do some things that Lisp macros are used for. It's still not Lisp macros, but it;s picking off the low-hanging fruit, which helps Python coders a lot.

[fogus]

Any chance we might see the draft? :-)

[DanWeinreb]

Oh, it's so ugly, and it hasn't been checked for mistakes, etc. I'd be embarrassed to have my name associated with it.

[kroger]

I read you comment quickly and only now realized it's from you (Dan Weinreb, über lisp guru of ITA fame). I understand your felling (to put an early draft out). But, there is any chance you could send a copy to interested people who know the quality of your work (the man worked on the Common Lisp specification for god's sake!) and will read it as an early draft (no citations allowed ;-) and will promise not to send the draft to anyone? ;-)

[cma]

You would probably entangle him in a two-hundred thousand dollar bet with Scott Aaronson.

[ngvrnd]

Anything to say about MetaPython here, Dan?