Ask HN: Python v. Lisp?

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Is there some kind of rivalry between Lisp users and Python users? Maybe it's just a generational thing, or maybe simple syntax preferences, but it seems like Lisp users complain about Python quite a bit, and vice versa.

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Rivalries between programming languages are silly. Certain languages are better for certain things, and these debates come from people trying to shoehorn one language to do everything.

I haven't seen much Python vs LISP, usually it's Python vs Ruby. Python and LISP are very different and are good for different things; it's strange that people would get up in arms over them.

I am a physics major, so I have had a informal introduction into programming. I started with C++ and then moved to python. Reading hackernews has perked my interested in Lisp, and I was unaware of any conflicts between supporters of the two languages.

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