Exploring the data is maybe 99% of what data analysis is about. It&#x27;s very much a trial and error process that can&#x27;t be planned in advance, and R is in my opinion much better suited for that, with a better interactive interface, plotting system and statistical libraries.<p>On the other hand, if you know the exact calculations that you need to do and the results you&#x27;re gonna get, then Python might be a better tool.<p>Personally I learned R after Python, and I use both languages, but I prefer R for anything involving statistics.