[nagibatiorysh]

Currently at a cross roads of what to choose to specialize in. I realize that both have benefits, but I am currently leaning into Python more. Thoughts?

[dsalt]

i have worked with both and would vote for R. more packages focused on analysis & visualization

[wh1sper]

That depends on what field you're in, I think. R has a lot premade for bioinformatics and making prettier visualizations. Python has better support for machine learning and heavy lifting with huge datasets.

For example, I had to use R to query huge databases of cancer cell RNA sequencing data and it took hours. Python processed the same amount of data faster. Your mileage may vary, of course.