# Install hy Dialect of Lisp that's embedded in Python. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:hy ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install hy ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add hy ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install hy ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: hy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#hy ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: hy from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S hy ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: hy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:hy - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 1.3.0 - **Source summary:** Dialect of Lisp that's embedded in Python - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-25T15:37:05Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - hy (cli) - hy2py (cli) - hyc (cli) - hy (alias) - hy2py (alias) - hyc (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 1.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-25 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/hylang/hy - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Sicherheitshinweise narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** hy - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - hy - 1.0.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: hy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lisp (s-expression) based frontend to Python (cmdline) | http://hylang.org/ - Debian apt - hy-doc - 1.0.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: hy-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lisp (s-expression) based frontend to Python (documentation) | http://hylang.org/ - Debian apt - python3-hy - 1.0.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-hy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lisp (s-expression) based frontend to Python 3 | http://hylang.org/ - Nix - hy: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: hy from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - hy - 0.28.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: hy from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lisp (s-expression) based frontend to Python (cmdline) | http://hylang.org/ - Ubuntu apt - hy-doc - 0.28.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: hy-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lisp (s-expression) based frontend to Python (documentation) | http://hylang.org/ - Ubuntu apt - python3-hy - 0.28.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-hy from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lisp (s-expression) based frontend to Python 3 | http://hylang.org/ - apk - hy - 1.1.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Dialect of Lisp that's embedded in Python | http://hylang.org/ - apk - hy-pyc - 1.1.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hy-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for hy | http://hylang.org/ - pacman - hy - 1:1.2.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: hy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A dialect of Lisp that's embedded in Python | http://hylang.org/ ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - 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