Python is a high-level, general-purpose, structured, powerful, open source programming language that’s used for a wide variety of programming tasks. It features a fully dynamic type system and automatic memory management. Python is a versatile language. It’s frequently used as a scripting language for web applications, embedded in software products, as well as artificial intelligence and system administration tasks. It’s both simple and powerful, perfectly suited for beginners and professional programmers alike.
R (a free software implementation of the S/Splus language) is a software environment for statistical computing and graphics.
In many ways, R is one of the finest data analysis toolboxes because of the breadth and depth of its packages (the CRAN package repository hosts over 21,000 packages and there are many other different packages hosted elsewhere).
Having an interface between both R and Python to benefit from the libraries of one language while working in the other is appealing. This roundup picks the finest software which lets you access Python from R.
Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.
Click the links in the table below to learn more about each program.
| Access Python from R | |
|---|---|
| reticulate | R Interface to Python |
| basilisk | Smooth interoperability of multiple Python environments in a single R session |
We cover software which lets you access R from Python in this roundup.
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