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Quickstart
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.. image:: _static/cuddles.png
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:alt: Karen Rustard's Cuddles
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:align: left
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(thanks to Karen Rustad for Cuddles!)
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HOW TO GET HY REAL FAST:
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1. create a `Python virtual environment
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<https://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv>`_
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2. activate your Python virtual environment
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3. ``pip install hy``
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4. start a REPL with ``hy``
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5. type stuff in the REPL::
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=> (print "Hy!")
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Hy!
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=> (defn salutationsnm [name] (print (+ "Hy " name "!")))
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=> (salutationsnm "YourName")
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Hy YourName!
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etc
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6. hit CTRL-D when you're done
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OMG! That's amazing! I want to write a hy program.
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7. open up an elite programming editor
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8. type::
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(print "i was going to code in python syntax, but then i got hy")
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9. save as ``test_program_of_awesome.hy``
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10. run::
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hy test_program_of_awesome.hy
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11. take a deep breath so as to not hyperventilate
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12. smile villainously and sneak off to your hydeaway and do
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unspeakable things
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