$ function creates a pnuts.lang.Package object.
e.g. p = $( ) p.x = 1 p.y = 2
p = $( ) p.x = 1 p.y = 2
e.g. q = $("x = 1; y = 2") q.x ==> 1 q.y ==> 2
q = $("x = 1; y = 2") q.x ==> 1 q.y ==> 2
The symbol $ does not have any special meaning in the Pnuts language.