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+title: Reticulate: When Python and R play nice
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+author: Jennifer Knack
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+This August, we're partnering again with [Madison's Women-in-Tech (WiT)](https://madisonwomen.tech) meetup group. All genders are welcome at this event. Feel free to arrive between 6:00pm and 6:30pm to network with other attendees. The presentation will start at 6:30pm.
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+Developers and data scientists often work together towards common goals, but sometimes they use different tools to achieve those goals.  It is often said that Python is the second-best language at everything; however when it comes to data science, R reigns supreme.  Fortunately, there's a package for that!  Reticulate is an R package that provides a comprehensive set of tools for interoperability between Python and R.  Come by the MadPy August meeting to learn how to have the best of both worlds!
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+Jennifer Knack is a microbiologist, molecular biologist, and data scientist with International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF), where she works in probiotics R&D.  Jennifer learned R in graduate school while pursuing a PhD in microbial ecology, and she began learning Python after joining IFF.  She's a cat mom to two fuzzy boys, and in her spare time she enjoys crafting, playing outside, and filling her brain with as much knowledge as possible.
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+ogdescription: Come by the MadPy August meeting to learn about Reticulate, the R package that lets users have the best of both R and Python. MadPy is partnering with Madison's Women-in-Tech to host a meetup with presenter Jennifer Knack, PhD. Look forward to seeing you there
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+pub_datetime: 2024-08-08 18:00:00 America/Chicago
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+meetup_url: https://www.meetup.com/madison-python/events/302439320