Install coconut with Homebrew, Nix

Project links

• Homepage
• Repository
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

• coconut
• coconut-py3
• coconut-py3-run
• coconut-py3.14
• coconut-py3.14-run
• coconut-release
• coconut-release-run
• coconut-run
• coconut-v3
• coconut-v3-run
• coconut-v3.2
• coconut-v3.2-run
• coconut-v3.2.0
• coconut-v3.2.0-run

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in 2014, and the project positions itself as a language variant rather than a standalone runtime: Coconut source is compiled into Python code. The README and documentation emphasize GitHub development, PyPI hosting, and a language design centered on functional programming constructs such as pipes, pattern matching, partial application, and enhanced lambdas.

Adoption history

Coconut's adoption has been strongest in Python package and language-experiment circles rather than as a mainstream application runtime. Official install guidance leads with pip, while the Homebrew input records distribution through Homebrew and Nix, showing that it also reached system package-manager catalogs used by CLI-oriented developers.

How it is used

Users install Coconut as a command-line compiler and run it to compile or execute Coconut source files. The official docs cover installation through pip, conda, and Homebrew, plus integrations for IPython/Jupyter, type checking, numpy, and xonsh.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, Coconut is interesting as a small language toolchain that rides on Python packaging while also appearing in OS package managers. It shows the common pattern where an experimental language compiler starts with PyPI distribution and later becomes convenient to install through Homebrew or Nix for shell-first workflows.

Timeline

• 2014: GitHub repository for evhub/coconut created.
• 2016: Public documentation and PyPI distribution were already central to the project.
• 2024: Coconut 3.1.x releases continued active maintenance.
• 2025: Coconut 3.2.0 added Python 3.14 support, according to the official release notes.

Related projects

• Coconut is related to Python itself, PyPI packaging, IPython/Jupyter integration, xonsh integration, and the broader family of Python-compatible language extensions that compile down to Python.

Sources

• https://github.com/evhub/coconut
• https://coconut-lang.org/
• https://coconut.readthedocs.io/en/latest/DOCS.html
• https://github.com/evhub/coconut/releases
• https://pypi.org/project/coconut/