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Coconut: Functional Programming Compiler for Cleaner Python Code

Coconut compiler transforms Python into functional programming with pipe operators, pattern matching & tail optimization. Clean, concise code that's fully Python3 compatible.

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Jul 07, 2025
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GitHub - evhub/coconut: Simple, elegant, Pythonic functional programming.

Coconut is essentially a compiler that converts your "better-looking, more concise" functional Python (.coco files) into standard Python. In other words, it's fully compatible with native Python3 syntax, plus additional fancy functional features—pipe operators, pattern matching, algebraic data types, tail call optimization... all the modern FP goodies you could want.

Pain Points and Solutions

When writing Python normally, lambdas look crude; reduce and map are a mess; if you need complex matching, you have to use regex and if...elif for ages; plus you need to consider Python2/3 compatibility... Coconut handles it all in one go:

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