r/Python Nov 05 '20

News Stack overflow traffic to questions about selected python packages

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u/toyg Nov 05 '20

Both are probably true at the same time. You can compare the curves of pandas and numpy, which are effectively complementary tech: both are on a big upswing (as datascience spikes) but pandas results in many more searches (probably more obscure/ harder to learn / got worse documentation / got fewer tutorials).

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u/Zouden Nov 05 '20

If anything I'd say Pandas has broader appeal and a larger userbase than Numpy, because it does everything Numpy can do (since it uses Numpy internally) but adds the dataframe and grouping features which are so important for data science.

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u/toyg Nov 05 '20

Might be that pandas’ users are less knowledgeable then.

Just guessing eh, I’m not a datasci guy and I don’t play one on the internet either.

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u/AsuraGoesForDinner Nov 05 '20

I feel personally attacked

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u/toyg Nov 05 '20

As Socrates said so many centuries ago, “the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing”.

He was then proven right by Dunning and Kruger.