Hm. To me that's pretty much all that matters. I want powerful features and a nice syntax.
> Python doesn't have lexical closures like Perl's
What does that mean? Doesn't Python have lexical closures?
See the following link for an example and more details:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2004-July/27095...
Instead of list boxing, you can also use a function attribute to handle changing the variable in the correct scope.
It still won't be exactly the same, because Perl uses `my $foo` once to declare its lexicals; Python will require `nonlocal foo` declarations in all scopes that will use `foo`. The final result is the same, though: using variables from outer scopes.