(How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (In Python)) (2010)

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• And in the other direction, here's a Python interpreter written in Lisp: https://github.com/metawilm/cl-python
  by userbinator
• Similarly - 80 line LISP interpreter with integers, lexical scope, first class functions

  https://leontrolski.github.io/interpreter.html

  by leontrolski
• Writing a Lisp is one of my favorite projects. I try to do it every year or two, taking a different approach each time.
  by azhenley
• I can't recommend highly enough to implement a simple lisp (or a forth).

  Illuminating experience and it will also help you see (among many other things) the parentheses in a different light.

  by tosh
• I've been working on a similar (ish) project for a while: Ribbit (https://github.com/udem-dlteam/ribbit). Supports a full R4RS REPL (with tail-calls) in the same sizes as Lispy (8Kb for JavaScript and 6.5Kb for x86)!
  by leonardool
• (how-to in-python (write (interpreter lisp)))
  by zahlman
• If you ever wondered how to write a programming language, this is probably the best resource to get started (and then of course Crafting Interpreters).

  See also part 2 https://norvig.com/lispy2.html

  by chombier
• Is it classics day or something? (Fine with us!)

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