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Re:Perl Data Language: Scientific Computing with Perl by anthk on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @08:25PM (#27442800)
> People like other people using python because it makes it easier to share and exchange and built a community of knowledge and libraries. Science is a lot about ease of collaboration.

You realize CPAN did it first right?

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Re:Perl Data Language: Scientific Computing with Perl by mangecoeur on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:26AM (#27445950)
That's not the point, people are using python so when they work with other people, it helps if everyone is using python. Maybe CPAN was first but it never became standard in the science community.
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