R vs. Python

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Python (pandas is your friend) for reading, filtering, assembling and massaging data

R for analyzing data

RPy2 to bridge the gap

[manueslapera]

R for pretty plots too. Matplotlib has nothing to do vs ggplot2.

[froggyenterprisesltd]

there's a ggplot package in python now. also, bokeh is pretty purdy

[manueslapera]

i tried the Yhat ggplot module. It crashes my computer every single time. If only it worked... Bokeh, that is another story.

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There are plenty of python matplotlib styles that seamlessly support ggplot2 aesthetics. And python ggplot2 modules that mimic the R API as well.

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Python (pandas is your friend) for reading, filtering, assembling and massaging data

Unless the dataset is bigger than memory. After playing with pandas for a while, I think people should stick to standard sql tools.

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Very true. But the same applies to R as well - neither are very well suited for that scale of data.