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For folks doing this everyday, absolutely. For anyone just learning, it's Yet Another Thing to learn. Sure, the complete programmer will be able to think in b
by edmundsauto 6y ago
For folks doing this everyday, absolutely. For anyone just learning, it's Yet Another Thing to learn. Sure, the complete programmer will be able to think in better abstractions, but most people fail to reach that level. In part because of the complexity of early stage learning.
It's a balance, and I think pandas is on the more complex side of things.
- glenngillen 6y agoIf you don’t want the conceptual model and features pandas provides, is there a reason you don’t just use regular Python without pandas?
- edmundsauto 6y agoPandas has really great ingesting / exporting helpers, is easy to chart, and lots of tutorials reach for it first. Those might be more excuses than reasons, but it’s my experience.