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Compare common util functions in Python and R. #python #r
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Concatenate strings

## py ##
a = 'Data Science'
b = '!'

'{}{}'.format(a, b)
#[1] 'Data Science!'
## r ##
a <- "Data Science"
b <- "!"

paste0(a, b)
#[1] "Data Science!"

Subset a string

## py ##
abc = 'abcdefg'
abc[:3]
#[1] 'abc'
## r ##
abc <- "abcdefg"
substr(abc, 1, 3)
#[1] "abc"
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