hissp VS basilisp

Hissp is a Python library that can compile a whole program into one Python expression.

If you want Python to be as customizable as Lissp, check out Hissp (and Hebigo).

Hissp is really cool for metaprogramming Python. There's also macropy, but it's harder to use.

I prefer https://github.com/gilch/hissp, where Hy has to use shims to pretend statements are expressions, Hissp just targets the expression subset in the first place. (though as you mentioned, hy has a lot of literature and support around it, where as you're going to have to find your own way around hissp)

No shortage of options, e.g. Dg, Mochi, Coconut, and Hebigo (based on Hissp[1]).

[1]: https://github.com/gilch/hissp

If you want Lisp metaprogramming plus Python ecosystem, check out Hissp

Hissp is really interesting. Read through the docs and you'll understand Python more deeply. It works well with Toolz and Pyrsistent.

I haven't used Hy, but I am the maintainer of a Basilisp which also compiles to Python and aims for reasonably close compatibility with Clojure if you're interested.

https://github.com/basilisp-lang/basilisp

basilisp – A Clojure-compatible(-ish) Lisp dialect targeting Python 3.8+

I've been working on Basilisp quietly for years. It compiles into Python source code (using Python's ast module), though it's intended to work more like Clojure JVM than like ClojureScript.