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What about python and its countless packages? (Honest question, I 'grew up' using python in an academic setting, but haven't caught up with the latest developme

• jhbadger 5y ago
  As someone who used ruby (yes real ruby, not rails) before python or R, I definately think R is better for data science and ruby better for everything else. Sadly, I predict a future where python rules over everything.
• FranzFerdiNaN 5y ago
  Python can of course do the same, its just so much clunkier to do it.
• stewbrew 5y ago
  Python isn't really an advancement. But it's a more obvious choice for people with a background in software engineering. I have some hopes for Julia though.
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• j7ake 5y ago
  I use python for more data engineering, large scale processing, and PyTorch. In my experience, the specific things R does well, python does it in a clunkier way. Statistical software written by statisticians in academia, bioconductor, and quick prototyping is still much faster in R than in python. My use case is to prototype in R, then move to python if things become more production rather than exploratory.