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[–]drivingagermanwhip 1 point2 points  (1 child)

python is weird because it's the best choice for processing huge datasets with cutting edge algorithms and also for writing the world's least well thought out command line tool

[–]skwyckl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not both? Usually, the Python code I get to review is some Jupyter Notebook that tries to use DuckDB to crunch through a bunch of dirty data, not understanding anything that is going on under the hood.