I agree that R has it's benefits, but zero of the points in that article appear solid when you actually spend time with Python. Have to choose Python 2 or 3 for a new project? Guess what, pick version 3, because you know - you could say the same thing about Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 ?
Why Everyone Should #DeletePytho
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#22IMO Recommending R as a replacement for Python is like recommending a VW Beetle rigged to explode if it hits more than 2mph as a replacement for a beat-up old family car that is missing two tires. Python might have it's pain points but R is straight up the most horrendous programming language I've ever used, including Malbolge and Brainfuck in that ranking. The only valid reason people ever present me for using this…
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#23Just be happy with R if it suits you better, no point in writing an article about #deletepython
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#24How on Earth did this make it to the front page?
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#25Seems more like an attack on a straw-man Python ecosystem. Section 1, on there being two versions of Python, is a bit daft. It's been settled: use 3. Sections 2, 3 and 4 are attacking Python for not behaving in the way R does. For what it's worth, everyone struggles with objects being passed as references at some point or other -- for me it was not realising keyword function arguments' default values are evaluated at…
I realize the default kwarg thing trips people up, but there’s always been this great pair of pages in the Python docs titled Data and Execution models. They take an hour or two to read, but make the language so crystal clear.
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#26There is a typo in the title of this post; it should end with “#DeletePython”.
Indeed; sorry for that. I have no idea whether I can correct my submission.
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#27This article is a piece of shit that doesn't present any major shortcomings of the Python language. Additionally, it's simply incorrect in its claim about Python's copy semantics for variables. This is the garbage that makes HN stink.