Last Updated on February 27, 2026
pyRserve is a Python client for Rserve (network layer to remote R server).
pyRserve is a library for connecting Python to R (an excellent statistic package). Running Rserve in R attaches the R-interpreter to a network socket, waiting for pyRserve to connect to it. Through such a connection, variables can be get and set in R from Python, and also R-functions can be called remotely.
In contrast to rpy or rpy2 the R process does not have to run on the same machine, it can run on a remote machine and all variable access and function calls will be delegated there through the network.
Furthermore – and this makes everything feel very pythonic – all data structures will automatically be converted from native R to native Python and numpy types and back.
Key Features
- Native Python code (will/should/may work with CPython, Jython, IronPython)
- Use R’s Rserve
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/ralhei/pyRserve
Support:
Developer: Ralph Heinkel
License: MIT License
pyRserve is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Access R from Python | |
|---|---|
| rpy2 | Interface to R running embedded in a Python process |
| pyRserve | Library for connecting Python to R |
| PypeR | Provides a lightweight interface to use R in Python by pipe. |
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