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07-21-2017, 06:32 AM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Dec 2016
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Getting into LUA
So since it's summer vacation here, and have nothing else to do, I am getting into coding LUA. I've been a programmer, and I know a couple of languages, and the most recently is Python. Going to learn LUA now, as I notice that it's the best thing for Reaper. My previous Python experience within Reaper wasn't happy, especially for Mac.
Anyway, after seeing Lokasenna's GUI, I decided LUA is the way to go forward from now on, and I will cease Python coding for Reaper.
Any hints for getting me up to speed?
Also, I am going to translate my Python scripts to LUA. Are there any converters, translators for this? or do I have to do it manually?
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07-21-2017, 08:35 AM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 7,592
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07-21-2017, 08:51 AM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Dec 2016
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Nice! oh well! it's high time to refresh my French as well.
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07-21-2017, 10:11 AM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: France
Posts: 9,900
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@Flaneurette
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Also, I am going to translate my Python scripts to LUA. Are there any converters, translators for this? or do I have to do it manually?
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Manually, but a serie of search/replace can do a lot of work for you, especially if you know regex :P
Hope you will enjoy the serie !
Also, for basic Lua introduction,
Lua tutorial
Less complete, but more readable than the official online guide :P
Have fun !
@EpicSounds
Thanks :P
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07-24-2017, 03:37 AM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Dec 2016
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Nevermind. From what I've seen in LUA so far, is that it doesn't do anything better than Python. In fact, with Python I can do more, especially GUI wise. (maybe Pyforms, Kivy).
Python works fine for me, but there are a lot of issues for Mac users. So both LUA and Python have a trade-off. I'm sticking with Python though, as I'm creating these scripts first and foremost for myself.
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07-24-2017, 08:31 AM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: France
Posts: 9,900
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@flaneurette
It is not really python vs lua, but they are integrated in REAPER which maters
. Lua for reaper doesnt need additional libraries and seems more performant than python.
But indeed I think you can have extra libraries in reaper with python, not in lua.
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