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Python has a huge standard library full of useful general-purpose stuff. The motto "Batteries Included" might sound a bit boring at this point, but it's as true
by frou_dh 4y ago
Python has a huge standard library full of useful general-purpose stuff. The motto "Batteries Included" might sound a bit boring at this point, but it's as true as ever.
- funklute 4y agoI wasn't disputing that though. However, because of the batteries included, it has significantly more overhead than lua.
- frou_dh 4y agoI don't think the breadth of the standard library necessarily affects startup time. You only pay the cost for a module when someone imports it, surely.
- funklute 4y agoYes, true - I didn't word that very well. I believe lua is faster than python mostly due to the simplicity of the language implementation itself, but as another comment pointed out, it might not actually be that big a difference (and I don't have any hard numbers at hand).