I was asking myself exactly the same questions as you do, and I knew that finding an answer will be hard, since everyone has different opinion. So I simply took a decision to try all mentioned languages above except dotnet. I'm coding in Python since 2009, and have the best experience with it, and I even purchased PureBasic. I've also tried to learn transitioning from Python to BGT. I've mentioned my findings in another thread on this forum.
Since I'm a fan of simpler programming languages, I'm not a very big fan of BGT, but I agree that it has everything required for writing audio game. In Python, I've tried to write a game with Pyglet (not Pygame), in combination with Pysfml for sound part since Pyglet doesn't support ogg format out-of-the-box. I've chosen Pysfml since it doesn't limit game development to just non-comertial games. I find this to be the best combination for me as a Python developer, but Pyglet is definitely not for beginners. Pyglet was difficult even to me at the beginning until I realised how it works. PureBasic is probably one of the simplest programming languages that you can use for writing games, but it's not object oriented, which means that you have to spend more lines of code for e.g., programming enemies and their AI, while in Python you do have object oriented programming and you can use classes that can make development faster.
I've also read some HSP (Hot Soup Processor) code, and that's the programming language used by japanese developers. BK3 and Shadow Rine are both written in this language. As far as I know, it's also not object oriented, but is quite simple and has very similar syntax to Basic family of languages. It's last version is unfortunately japanese only.
Currently, I still haven't decided in which programming language my first game will be written, but I'm sure it will be either Python or PureBasic. It all depends on which of them will give me best results for things that I want to achieve in my game.

Hi,

Pyglet seems like an interesting contender. Would this library also handle things like mouse/joystick support and networking features for multiplayer games? Or would I have to use other libs, for example Twisted, to do that?

Regarding PureBasic.

I have been using PureBasic since about 2003 or late in the v3.x series and find it to be a very capable language that's easy to pick up. Sure it isn't free, but once you have it, all future updates including major version upgrades are free. On top of that, your license gives you access to PureBasic in 32 and 64 bits on the three platforms it's available on, Windows, Linux, and OSX. Unless who I'm working for makes specific language requirements, like C/C++ for the DRM system I maintained in my last job, I'll always choose to write in PureBasic. And while PureBasic doesn't have objects, I really don't miss them. It's a trade off really, for the nicety of objects, you get bloated executables and complex language syntax that can make the language difficult to learn as well as difficult to read. And finally, PureBasic is not dead, it is still actively maintained. Its last release was only two months ago and it is up to beta 3 of its next release.

One language I haven't seen anyone mention is Power Basic. It's another BASIC language that, like PureBasic,generates small and fast executables. Unlike PureBasic though, The syntax of Power Basic is more like a MS-DOS basic in that most of its built in commands are procedures rather than functions so a program tends to become rather wordy. For example I once converted a 10 line Power Basic routine into a single line PureBasic function.

I could list a whole bunch of reasons why PureBasic is better than Power Basic. But I only really need to list one reason. The developers of Power Basic won't tolerate criticism. When I was a Power Basic user, I posted a number of criticisms about the lack of native Windows commands and functions forcing everyone to learn and use the Windows API. I wasn't trying to trash the language, I posted the criticisms as feedback hoping to see the developers take steps to modernize the language and make it a better product. Their response was to ban me from their forums. I know of several other Power Basic users who were treated the same way who are now using PureBasic.

But even with that, Power Basic is still a powerful language, so I mention it as a possible option.

Are there versions of pyaudiogame, pyglet or pygame for Python 3.x? I'm currently beginning to get serious with Python.

I think the biggest limitation is there's no way to implement 3d audio/hrtf. Its dll support is kind of basic which stops a lot of dll's from being used with it.

To be fair, most languages don't have a built in command to remove array elements. So I don't see that as a disadvantage. Most of the time where I'd have to use arrays in other languages, I use lists have built in functions for appending or inserting elements as well as removing them, and a whole bunch more built in capabilities.

PyGame works with Python 3; I have a couple games I'm working on that use Python 3.2.  And it does have arrays, they just choose different words for them.  Lists are "lists" (a word that makes more sense IMO), and "tuples" are constant arrays (don't know where they got that word from; guess they picked it out of a hat, LOL).  And "dictionaries" are associative arrays.  So while Python kinda has its own lingo, the language can definitely keep up.

As for alternatives, I don't know about about Pure Basic or BGT, but there's also the option of doing it with HTML5 using a JavaScript library like "Howler.js".  This is pretty cool because you can create audio games that run in a web browser.  I still kinda prefer Python, but I've messed with Howler.js a bit and its stereo panning works great, even on my iPhone.

I think though that which way you start will depend more on what you already know.  For example, I know Python and JavaScript, so PyGame or JavaScript would be my first choices.  It would actually take more work try a new language like BGT or Pure Basic.   So if you're having a hard time deciding, you might want to try with whatever language(s) you already know.

hello,
i use C/C++ and python to develop
boath of C++ and python support object orianted programming and you can code your game objects easily in them
about arrays, you can use tupals or lists in these situations to remove elements from them or in C++ std::vector and std::map are best options
for networking support, there are many libraries out there with good performance
but it depends on the type of networking, for http and ftp curl is good, for sockets eNet or kNet
i think pysfml support's networking!, i'm not sure

Hi,
I don't really understand enough maths to write audiogames, but I have used Pyglet with joysticks, and it works fine.

There's also the amazing Libaudioverse which has already been mentioned, and I personally like Twisted a lot for my networking needs.

I know I've basically said stuff that others have, but I like to think I condensed it! :-)

Cheers.

Pyglet also works with Python3. I'm using 3.5, and it works great.

For anyone who's finding it hard, it's simply a case of using decorators:

import pyglet

window = pyglet.window.Window(caption = 'Pyglet Test')

@window.event
def on_key_press(simple, modifiers):
    print('Simple = %s, modifiers = %s.' % (simple, modifiers))

pyglet.app.run()

Or by sub-classing:

import pyglet

class MyWindow(pyglet.window.Window):
    def on_key_press(self, simple, modifiers):
        print('Simple = %s, modifiers = %s.' % (simple, modifiers))

window = MyWindow(caption = 'Test Pyglet with classes')
pyglet.app.run()

HTH,

I use C# and .NET for all my game projects and am very happy with it.
My new games are using OpenAL Soft for the audio library, though Tactical Battle still uses DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback.
.NET can be cross platform using mono on linux and Mac, and Xamarin on iOS and Android.
Xamarin used to cost an extra fee but is now free, like mono.

I saw this thread but did not post because discussions of which programming language to use often deteriorate into heated arguments.
If you have any specific questions about game development in C# feel free to ask.