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Hy is lisp-stick on a python!

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This bit covers a bit about Hy's lovable quirks and eccentricities. This bit covers a bit about Hy's lovable quirks and eccentricities.
In a nutshell, Hy is a lisp dialect, but one that converts its In a nutshell, Hy is a lisp dialect, but one that converts its
structure into Python (literally a conversion into Python's abstract structure into Python... literally a conversion into Python's abstract
syntax tree!). This is pretty cool because it means Hy is several syntax tree! (Or to put it in more crude terms, Hy is lisp-stick on a
things: python!)
This is pretty cool because it means Hy is several things:
- A lisp that feels very pythonic - A lisp that feels very pythonic
- For lispers, a great way to use lisp's crazy powers but in the wide - For lispers, a great way to use lisp's crazy powers but in the wide