# SPy

15 Hacker News commenters recommended SPy and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A Python-like language people praise for ambitious design and for importing into CPython, offering fast libraries; still early.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast libraries via CPython import (2 comments): "it seems like you can import SPy to CPython, which makes it an attractive solution for implementing fast libraries" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825335)) "I have to admit I missed the implications of embedding libpython. Sounds great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45822937))
- Ambitious reset Python needs (2 comments): "it's the kind of ambitious reset Python needs." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45832172)) "I really welcome a language like SPy too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45821566))
- Promising despite being early (2 comments): "Still very early days but it seems promising to me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423811)) "Spy looks brilliant, especially the comptime-like freezing after import." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47447518))

## What people warn about

- Dislikes the red/blue redshifting terminology (1 comments): "I absolutely hate the terminology though red/blue redshifting etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45821869))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Rust](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rust.md): 2039 recommend
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- [Python](https://hackerapproved.com/p/python.md): 1067 recommend
- [Zig](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zig.md): 743 recommend
- [TypeScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/typescript.md): 574 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "SPy", https://hackerapproved.com/p/spy/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).