Re: [R] R vs Python performance-wise

2008-12-06 Thread Martin Maechler
> "JQ" == Jose Quesada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:28:34 +0100 writes: JQ> Hi, Has anyone run any R vs Python (numpy) tests? I'd JQ> love to see what the differences performance-wise are, JQ> specially handling large sparse matrices. Since both JQ> re

[R] R vs Python performance-wise

2008-12-06 Thread Jose Quesada
Hi, Has anyone run any R vs Python (numpy) tests? I'd love to see what the differences performance-wise are, specially handling large sparse matrices. Since both rely on external C code, there might not be much of a difference. If you know and use both languages, what are the main differenc