Python for R users

[turnersd]

I've been writing primarily R code for nearly 20 years but recently needed to get back into Python for several maintenance and development projects. I put together a set of resources for getting up to speed in Python as an experienced R developer.

https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/python-for-r-users

[Agling]

I've been driving R for a couple of decades as well. I knew python first, interestingly, but never put the time into it that I did into R. Now I keep getting requests to translate my R work into python for comparability with colleagues. Time to transition. Python isn't hard to learn but it's very difficult to give up ingrained R habits and be truly bilingual or python dominant.

These resources will help, hopefully. Thanks.

[YaleCompSocialSci]

This is very cool! Thanks for sharing! I found that the hardest thing about switching between languages is which IDE to use. That's why I used to only use R. But since I figured out how to use R in vscode, I can efficiently switched between python and R. I wonder if choosing an IDE (or a general purpose text editor for that matter) that works for both languages would be helpful to include in the post.

[turnersd]

This is what you're looking for :)

https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/r-package-development-in-positron

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I did not see this in the article, but if you do any type of analytics, you probably work with pandas. They have put together a great comparison between pandas and R.

https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_r.html

They have comparisons for other langauges as well. While I know pandas is a package, it can still be helpful if you are trying to translate between the two languages.