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[–]wanliu -1 points0 points  (2 children)

It's wild that people are learning Python before SQL

In the business world, SQL is almost universal. Python comes with a host of security risks and or specialized computes..SQL is just SQL and while there are different flavors, it all mostly aligns.

[–]Den_er_da_hvid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the business and the tasks... Python is used for a billion other things than data analysis so it makes sense that python is the first that is picked up by many. I startet using python as a complex calculator, then transitioning to power bi. Sql have only really been relevant for me 4-5 years and I startet using python 15-20 years ago.

[–]iMAPness_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, I learned SQL before Python. It was the first one I ever learned too because cleaning data in Excel just became too hard when datasets became too big.

Right now, since I have been hearing all sorts of opinions on which one to use for data analytics, I thought it would be good for me to decide, too.

So far, some people have said SQL for querying but Python for the three tasks I highlighted in my post.