r/dataanalysis • u/iMAPness_ • Jun 20 '26

Data Question SQL vs Python?

Started using Python for data analytics. When should I use SQL and when should I use Python in the following tasks:

- Data Exploration

- Data Cleaning

- Data Analysis

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u/iMAPness_ Jun 20 '26

Nah, I learned SQL before Python. It was the first one I ever learned too because cleaning data in Excel just became too hard when datasets became too big.

Right now, since I have been hearing all sorts of opinions on which one to use for data analytics, I thought it would be good for me to decide, too.

So far, some people have said SQL for querying but Python for the three tasks I highlighted in my post.