Why not a Python compiler?

[Jeff Schwab]

Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2008-02-08, Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
>>> the compiler could do little else except translate it to something
>>> like:
>>>
>>> (python:add a b)
>> [snip more interesting considerations about compiling python]
>>
>> Please get back on topic.  This discussion is about parsecs and
>> wookies now.
> 
> What's a "wookie" a unit of?

Fur.