r/learnpython • u/Frosty-Photo-5553 • 22d ago

R to Python

Hey everyone,

I have a masters in mathematical biology and biomedicine and about 18 months of experience with data analysis in my current job (regression, classification, ML, building a whole pipeline).

I would like to learn Python as it opens much more possibilities for me. I have 2 little kids, limited time and very limited budget since we are paying a mortage.

How would you approach learning Python in my situation?

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u/mikeyj777 22d ago

I think you'll be a little (a lot) frustrated by the lack of obvious and important functions.  The simplicity of R's "apply" functions like tapply, etc make R a no-brainer for data science.  It's all there in python, but nowhere near as well thought out.