Welcome to Basilisp’s documentation!

Basilisp is a Clojure-compatible(-ish) Lisp dialect targeting Python 3.8+.

Basilisp compiles down to raw Python 3 code and executes on the Python 3 virtual machine, allowing natural interoperability between existing Python libraries and new Lisp code.

Use the links below to learn more about Basilisp and to find help guide you as you are using Basilisp.

Note

This documentation strives to be correct and complete, but if you do find a issue, please feel free to file an issue on GitHub.

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