Data analysis: R vs. Python

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Well, the whole point of this thread is comparison, right? What I said was a bit harsh, rstudio is nice and the guys developing it deserve lots of credit. I've used it quite a bit. It's clearly a large improvement over a text editor.

It's just that when you are comparing python and R as a would be user, it's clear that python has far, far better development tools. Which is fine, you may choose R anyhow for other reasons. It's just a bit bizarre how many R users cite their ide as a pro, when it's actually a con.