Python and Memory

[Cameron Laird]

In article <vno5da9d8r7m28 at corp.supernews.com>, I offered:
>In article <3f7bad69.18663686 at news.houston.sbcglobal.net>,
>Ben Fairbank <baf at texas.antispam.net> wrote:
>>I have to pick a language to commit to for general purpose
>>scientific/statistical/utility/database programming at my office and
>>have pretty much narrowed it down to R or Python.  Problem:  none of
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>			.
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>Tough choice.  As your research apparently has already
>disclosed, both R and Python are quite capable in the
>role you're contemplating.  The differences between 
>them are likely to be the deep sort that are difficult
>to determine beforehand.  Are you aware that, at least
>within limits, you don't *have* to choose? <URL:
>http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/Python_R.html >?

I apparently misled some readers.  I want to emphasize:  both
R and Python are wonderful for the sort of scientific program-
ming under consideration here.  Anyone who has narrowed down
his choices to these two has already done all the hard work.
It's reasonably safe to choose either, without regrets; there
is no need in general to learn both.

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