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I'm just starting to go beyond Excel, but I chose to learn Python and scipy over R due to reading that R's scripting language didn't match up to Python. Am I ha
by dmnd 16y ago
I'm just starting to go beyond Excel, but I chose to learn Python and scipy over R due to reading that R's scripting language didn't match up to Python. Am I handicapping myself by ignoring R?
- revorad 16y agoI don't think you are handicapped, but it would be good to familiarise yourself with R. R as a language may not match up to Python, but it is quite powerful. You can do a lot in few lines of code. And I think it's quite easy to pick up the basics.
- brettnak 16y agoYou could always use sage if you want scientific computing in python. It makes interacting between different libraries like SciPy, NumPy, and a ton of other math libraries pretty strait forward. You can even choose your version of numbers if you want. It also has rpy. www.sagemath.com
- sandGorgon 16y agohave you figured out how to set up the whole toolchain of scipy + lapack + GotoBLAS (or something) ?
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- tel 16y agoR is not such a terrible language, though it is quirky. Unfortunately, yes, you are kind of handicapping yourself. The libraries behind R are, for statistical purposes, infinitely better than Python.
- jimbokun 16y agoAnyone know if RPy is any good? http://rpy.sourceforge.net/ http://rpy.sourceforge.net/