# R or Python for this competition?

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/r-or-python-for-this-competition/2871>\
**Category:** Warm Up: Machine Learning with a Heart\
**Created:** [November 10, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/r-or-python-for-this-competition/2871 "2018-11-10T15:04:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gergana](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/gergana/32/755_2.png) [@Gergana](https://community.drivendata.org/u/Gergana)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/r-or-python-for-this-competition/2871/1 "2018-11-10T15:04:24Z")

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Hello! I am a newbie and still finding my way with data, have familiarity with R and Python but no other programs. Can someone please advise which of the two is the preferred choice or recommendation for processing this data set? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![ozgurorman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/db5fbb/32.png) [@ozgurorman](https://community.drivendata.org/u/ozgurorman)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/r-or-python-for-this-competition/2871/2 "2019-01-12T12:48:14Z")

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Well, It could be a late response but I think the motive in choosing a language is irrelevant with the data, but your expertise on it; cause every language has more or less enough power to cope with any type of data.

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**Author:** ![marshmallowdip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@marshmallowdip](https://community.drivendata.org/u/marshmallowdip)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/r-or-python-for-this-competition/2871/3 "2019-02-08T03:53:39Z")

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I’ll do it in R because it’s more easy to manipulate data set.