5 reasons to choose Python for Big Data projects

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5 REASONS TO CHOOSE PYTHON FOR BIG DATA PROJECTS

1

SIMPLICITY

Automatically identifies and associates data types,

and

language

is

generally

a

and

takes

less

user-friendly time

to

encode. There is also no limitation for data processing.

2

COMPATIBILITY

Hadoop is the most popular open source big data platform and Python's inherent compatibility is yet another reason to prefer it to other languages .

3

EASE OF LEARNING

It is an ideal first language for three main reasons: it has extensive learning resources, it

guarantees

readable

code,

and

it

is

surrounded by a large community. All of this translates into a gradual learning curve with the direct application of concepts in real-world programs.

4

POWERFUL PACKAGES

Python has a powerful set of packages for a wide range of data science and analysis needs . Some of the popular packages that give

this

language

an

advantage

are

NumPy, Pandas, Scipy, Scikit-learn, PyBrain, Tensorflow, Cython, PyMySQL.

5

DATA VISUALIZATION

Although R is better when it comes to data visualization, with recent packages Python for big data has improved its offering in this space. There are now APIs that can offer good results.

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