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Python has the keyword.iskeyword method we can leverage for Python keywords, but we also need to address Hy builtins like 'get' or 'slice'. And to make behavior compatible with Python 2 or 3, we also make a special case to prevent assignment to False, True or None as well as the Hy versions: false, true, null, and nil. For non-Hy modules, we also check to make sure the symbol is not part of the compiler. This allows shadow.hy to override "+" but prevents general use from re-defn-ing 'get' or 'do'.
Hy
Lisp and Python should love each other. Let's make it happen. Try it.
Hylarious Hacks
OK, so, why?
Well. Python is awesome. So awesome, that we have so many tools to alter the language in a core way, but we never use them.
Why?
Well, I wrote Hy to help people realize one thing about Python:
It's really awesome.
Oh, and lisps are neat.
(fan art from the one and only doctormo)
Project
- Code: https://github.com/hylang/hy
- Docs: http://hylang.org/
- Quickstart: http://hylang.org/en/latest/quickstart.html
- Bug reports: We have no bugs! Your bugs are your own! (https://github.com/hylang/hy/issues)
- License: MIT (Expat)