lua与python_动态大比拼Python、Lua和Ruby

赖勇浩(http://blog.csdn.net/lanphaday) 译

译者按：Python、lua和ruby在C/C++是日渐式微的情况下，在java/.net的围歼中努力抗争的三个当红小生。在Tom Gutschmidt的著作《Game Programmng with Python, Lua and Ruby》一书中，介绍了三种语言在游戏中的应用，其中尤为了不起的是在书中最后一章中比较了三种脚本，作者没有说孰优孰劣，但是读者你认为呢？欢迎留言讨论。

So which of the three languages is the best to use on your project? That depends a great deal on what you want to accomplish. To wrap up the book, I've outlined some of the pros and cons of each language in this section.

这三种语言中的哪一种更合适你的项目？很大程度取决于你想达到什么样的目标。作为一书的结尾，在这一节里，我会描述一下它们各自的优点和不足。

Python Pros and Cons

Python的优点和不足

The pros of Python are as follows:

Python的优点如下：

·         Python has more extension modules than the other languages.

·         Python比其它语言有更多扩展模块。

·         Many online Python tutorials exist. There are also plenty of English books and reference materials, many sample scripts exist online, and there is a wealth of introductory material. The Python.org Website is a good place to start looking for these because it has sections for beginners, tutorials, guides organized by topic, and lists of links and references.

·         在网上可以找到很多Python教程。不仅如此，还有大量的英文书籍和资料。Python.org有很多为初学者准备的依主题组织的资料、教程和编程指南，此外还有很多链接和参考。

·         Most folks really enjoy the syntax of the Python language because it appears clean and is easy to read.

·         很多人都喜欢Python语言的语法，因为它清晰易读。

·         Python has an edge wher