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python3-hylang: python3-hylang (Lisp dialect that's embedded in Python)
python3-hylang:
python3-hylang: Hy (or "Hylang" for long) is a multi-paradigm general-purpose
python3-hylang: programming language in the Lisp family. It's implemented as a kind
python3-hylang: of alternative syntax for Python. Compared to Python, Hy offers a
python3-hylang: variety of extra features, generalizations, and syntactic
python3-hylang: simplifications, as would be expected of a Lisp. Compared to other
python3-hylang: Lisps, Hy provides direct access to Python's built-ins and
python3-hylang: third-party Python libraries, while allowing you to freely mix
python3-hylang: imperative, functional, and object-oriented styles of programming.
python3-hylang: