{"id":7382,"date":"2017-09-24T14:10:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T08:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/?p=7382"},"modified":"2024-11-13T16:13:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T10:43:28","slug":"what-to-choose-r-vs-python-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/what-to-choose-r-vs-python-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"What to choose? R Vs Python | Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/what-to-choose-r-vs-python-part-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7383\" src=\"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/R-3-410x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/R-3-410x1024.png 410w, https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/R-3-120x300.png 120w, https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/R-3-768x1920.png 768w, https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/R-3.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve covered 2 blogs in this series of R Vs <a href=\"http:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/our-courses\/big-data-and-analytics\/data-science-machine-learning-certification\/\">Python<\/a>. the 1st one talking about the differences \u00a0in terms of the history, data handling capacity, speed and ease of learning of the two tools. the 2nd one talking about the purpose, Integrated development environment and the flexibility between the 2 tools. The last bit that gives you definite answers to your question- Which tool to learn &#8211; R or Python.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">Popularity<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Popularity of R is growing with years, thanks to the vast library it has.<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Ranked among the top 5 languages, Python due to its general purpose nature, seems as an ideal choice for many.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><em>Purpose of use<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Statistical modelling, Graphical modelling, analysis.<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">General purpose coding, scripting, IoT, better productivity, Speed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><em>Used By<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Statisticians, Analysts<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Programmers, Website developers, Analysts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><em>Salary Scale<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Average pay is 4.5 LPA<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Average pay is 5 LPA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><em>Code Repositories<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) is a huge repository with more number of packages as compared to Python.<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Python Package Index (PyPi) is the repository of Python package consisting of libraries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve covered 2 blogs in this series of R Vs Python. the 1st one talking about the differences \u00a0in terms of the history, data handling capacity, speed and ease of learning of the two tools. the 2nd one talking about the purpose, Integrated development environment and the flexibility between the 2 tools. The last bit that gives you definite answers to your question- Which tool to learn &#8211; R or Python. Popularity Popularity of R is growing with years, thanks to the vast library it has. Ranked among the top 5 languages, Python due to its general purpose nature, seems as an ideal choice for many. Purpose of use Statistical modelling, Graphical modelling, analysis. General purpose coding, scripting, IoT, better productivity, Speed. Used By Statisticians, Analysts Programmers, Website developers, Analysts Salary Scale Average pay is 4.5 LPA Average pay is 5 LPA Code Repositories Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) is a huge repository with more number of packages as compared to Python. 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