title: Using Pig and Python
body: <p>Apologies if this question is poorly worded: I am embarking on a large scale machine learning project and I don't like programming in Java. I love writing programs in Python. I have heard good things about Pig. I was wondering if someone could clarify to me how usable Pig is in combination with Python for mathematically related work. Also, if I am to write "streaming python code", does Jython come into the picture? Is it more efficient if it does come into the picture?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
  <p>P.S: I for several reasons would not prefer to use Mahout's code as is. I might want to use a few of their data structures: It would be useful to know if that would be possible to do. </p>