Programming language Python is a big hit for machine learning. But now it needs to change

Despite its popularity, Python could become limited to data science alone on its current trajectory, say two experts.

Open-source programming language Python has become one of the few languages that won’t disappear anytime soon. It’s the top or one of the top two languages in most notable language popularity indexes, and even looks set to beat Java these days.

But 35-year-old Python does have its weaknesses. Not necessarily for the data-science and machine-learning communities built around Python extensions like NumPy and skippy, but as a general programming language. Read More

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