Ask HN: What's the best Lisp for a Python hobbyist looking to learn?

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  • hy

    A dialect of Lisp that's embedded in Python

    • A good starting point might be Hy [0]. Its claim to fame is being a LISP embedded in Python.

    [0]: https://github.com/hylang/hy

  • calysto_scheme

    A Scheme kernel for Jupyter that can use Python libraries

    • Oh God, Newlisp. Don't worry about that. Start with Common Lisp. It's probably the most Pythonic in that it's built for building real applications in. SBCL is the open source implementation everyone seems to favor.

    Runners up are Racket and Guile.

    The "Lisps in Python" (like Hy and Hissp) are nice, but they're not very Lispy. More like Python with sexpr syntax. I recommend Calysto Scheme for messing around: https://github.com/Calysto/calysto_scheme

    It's slow, but it's full Scheme.

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