> Hm. You are expecting (12 10)?
>
> Yes, sorry for not being clear.


>
> > #+begin_src scheme :var y=10 :results output
> >   ((lambda (x) (display x)) '(12 y))
> > #+end_src
>
> The quote extends to the whole (parenthesized) expression, i.e.
> the y is quoted too, in there, so it's the symbol y, so that
> output is correct:
>
> > #+RESULTS:
> > : (12 y)

Yes, that makes sense now that I see it.


>
> (That's Scheme, not Babel doing it). I don't know where you
> want to go to, but perhaps try:
>
>   (list 12 y)
>
> instead: this would make a list of whatever 12 evaluates to (this
> would be 12) and y evaluates to (this would be 10).
>

Yes, that  works, thank you!
/h