Just why did people start using Python anyway?(ndanger.org)

   >>> def makeAdder(x):
   	def inc(y):
   		return y+x
   	return inc
   
   >>> f = makeAdder(3)
   >>> f(4)
   7

   >>> def makeAdder2(x):
   	v = x
   	def inc(y):
   		v += y
   		return v
   	return inc
   
   >>> f2 = makeAdder2(3)
   >>> f2(4)
   
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "<pyshell#15>", line 1, in <module>
       f2(4)
     File "<pyshell#13>", line 4, in inc
       v += y
   UnboundLocalError: local variable 'v' referenced before assignment
   >>>

  > function adder(x)
      local v = x
      function inc(y)
          v = v + y
          return v
          end
      return inc
      end
  >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > f = adder(3)
  > =f(4)
  7
  > =f(4)
  11
  > =f(4)
  15
  >

    {set i 1} - eval'ed once at start time.
    { $i <= 100 } - an expression that is checked each time to determine whether to continue
    { incr i } - eval'ed each time
    { ... the rest ... } the body is eval'ed each time.

    case FOR:
    /* The 'for' command. */
    /* start */
    interp.eval(argv[1]);
    /* test */
    while (Thing.isTrue(interp.eval(argv[2]))) {
	try {
	    /* body */
	    interp.eval(argv[4]);
	} catch (HeclException e) {
	    if (e.code.equals(HeclException.BREAK)) {
		break;
	    } else if (e.code.equals(HeclException.CONTINUE)) {
	    } else {
		throw e;
	    }
	}
	/* next */
	interp.eval(argv[3]);
    }
    break;

    for i in range( 1, 100 ):
        print "Python!"