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Nipun Soni asked a question
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Why exactly is Python the most popular langauge for data science use cases?

Stackoverflow says Python is the fastest growing major language: https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/09/06/incredible-growth-python/

They don't say why, but a big reason for that growth is apparently due to Python's popularity for Data analytics, data science and BI use cases.

What specific features and capabilities make Python so popular again for these use cases?

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Pratim Dasgupta Intrested in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
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Majority of Data Scientists come from a software background and Python automatically becomes a favorite for them. Moreover with features like generator; python can be faster than R.

You may have a read at the below writeup, which articulates well on the pros and cons.
https://www.kdnuggets.com/2015/05/r-vs-python-data-science.html

I believe it’s the use case that defines the demand and need, both are equally powerful and confusing at the same time.

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Mayukh Sarkar ML geek feeding on data
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When you ask this question that why Python is so much popular, ask yourself first that if not Python then what else??
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