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minus-squarethingsiplay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThe use case for Lua is very different from Python. It’s not directly comparable, as Lua is barebones.
minus-squareSlurpingPus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoLua is directly comparable to Python, as it’s incredible at quasi-interactive scripting. Python actually fits better when startup time doesn’t matter, while a Lua script can start and finish a dozen times before a Python process just turns on.
The use case for Lua is very different from Python. It’s not directly comparable, as Lua is barebones.
Lua is directly comparable to Python, as it’s incredible at quasi-interactive scripting. Python actually fits better when startup time doesn’t matter, while a Lua script can start and finish a dozen times before a Python process just turns on.