A Question about Python

Yes, the main Python interpreter is written in C (although there also implementations written in Java and Python itself). As for binding to C++, I assume you mean embedding Python in C++ programs or vice versa. If so, I've never heard this; according to the manual, it interfaces equally well with C as well as C++.

ahh i see. would it be safe to say that if you want a scripting language embedded in C then use Lua and if you want a scripting language embedded in C++ then use Python?

From a gaming perspective, World of Warcraft use LUA with C++ and Civilization 4 uses Python with C++.

The APIs for Python and LUA are in C, so you can use them for pretty much any language.

There is no mapping between C/Lua and C++/Python

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Original post by Nitage From a gaming perspective, World of Warcraft use LUA with C++ and Civilization 4 uses Python with C++. The APIs for Python and LUA are in C, so you can use them for pretty much any language. There is no mapping between C/Lua and C++/Python

Well going from what the AP said, I was implying ease: of use and actually embedding the code.

Libraries similar to boost::pytohn exist for Lua.
See LuaBind.

my understanding is not that LUA = better for C, Python = better for C++, but more along the lines of LUA = lighter weight better for simple glue code, Python = complete general purpose langauge, more power for complex task modeling therefore more rope for scripters to hang themselves with ...

The community seems to be going the Python / ruby direction for full fledge conversion and mod ability, and toward LUA for simple customization / extension support. Although Python is getting some of that too.

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Original post by Nitage From a gaming perspective, World of Warcraft use LUA with C++ and Civilization 4 uses Python with C++.

I somewhere read that Duke Nukem Forever uses Ruby2...