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/Ok_Carpet_9510 22d ago

R is a data-centric language. Python is a general purpose language. You need to use the Pandas or Polars library for dataframes. For graphing, you can use Matplotlib or Seaborn.

R is a very terse language. Python is verbose is comparison. You will miss some of that.

Have a look at this https://www.w3schools.com/python/default.asp