Python has indeed seen a resurgence in usage. At least, if you follow Kaggle
competitions
<http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e4c8fb8b43860678deab268e5&id=8ae5b99ce5&e=3963306d5c>
.
As far as data visualizations go, I can't really say much about Python -
But R's data visualizations have always left me frustrated. It has infinite
flexibility - and infinite hassle. So building the visualization you want
is more work than I ever have had time for.
-Reuben
On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 6:27 PM, Jillian Frederickson <
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> Apologies if this topic has already been submitted to the listserv -- I
> couldn't find it. I recently got in an argument with a colleague about
> whether R's usage is declining.
>
> His point was that Python was experiencing a renaissance and that more
> visualization tools were being built for it in relation to modeling and
> statistics.
>
> If others agree that Python is the future, it would be great to see
> examples of what's available in terms of visualization add-ons. Would love
> to hear what you think.
>
> Cheers,
> Jillian
> Mizzou / missouri.edu
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