Syntax

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Variable scope uses curly brackets `{` and `}`. Variables in an inner scope will shadow the same identifiers in an outer or global scope.

set x = 0
{
  set x = 1
  {
    set x = 2
  }
}

GLOBALS	Table of all global variables
PATHS	List of possible paths to find scripts
IMPORTS	Table of absolute paths for imported scripts

and	Logical operator where two conditionals must be true
break	Breaks out of the current loop
continue	Continues on to the next iteration of the current loop
elif	Used for an additional conditional statement following an if statement
else	Non-matching condition as part of an if statement
except	Used at the end of a try block to capture an exception
false	Boolean false value
for	Creates a loop to iterate over a value or sequence
func	Defines a new function
if	Creates a conditional statement
in	Used in a for loop for specifying a value to iterate over
set	Used to declare a new variable
none	None type that represents the absence of a value
or	Logical operator where one or both conditions must be true
return	Exits the current function
throw	Generates an exception
true	Boolean true value
try	Begins a try block
use	Imports a Hymn script
while	Creates a loop that will not end until the given condition is true