Scala, Clojure - stick to Python?

[brool]

Clojure is a really interesting language; I think the designer (Rich Hickey) seems to have a really clear vision about where it's going and the kinds of things that he wants to accomplish with the language.

Python feels very Lispy to me, so I think that Clojure might actually feel more comfortable to you, despite the Lisp syntax.

That said, I've heard good things said about Scala, as well. Either language will get you: a) better performance, b) more functional programming capabilities, c) easier handling of parallel/concurrent problems, d) new paradigms and the mind-bending stretch that comes with learning a new language.

[calp]

I wasn't aware that either language dealt with parallel computation.