I the scientific context the main contender is matlab/octave; i think the main problem is that matlab is too expensive (and sold in various sizes) and octave ha

I the scientific context the main contender is matlab/octave; i think the main problem is that matlab is too expensive (and sold in various sizes) and octave has a features problem[citation needed]. Otherwise in term of number crunching matlab is (expecially on the feels side) a lot better than python