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diff --git a/academic/rpy2/README b/academic/rpy2/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3685736766 --- /dev/null +++ b/academic/rpy2/README @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +Python interface to the R language. + +rpy2 is running an embedded R, providing access to it +from Python using R's own C-API through either: + +1) a high-level interface making R functions and objects +just like Python functions and providing a seamless +conversion to numpy and pandas data structures + +2) a low-level interface closer to the C-API + +It is also providing features for when working with +jupyter notebooks or ipython. + +NOTE: +R needs to be compiled with the shared library flag, +thus: build R on SBo with R_SHLIB=yes and BLAS_SHLIB=yes +(See also the notes in the rpy2.Slackbuild) + +Remove installed rpy2 before building and upgrading to a new version. + + +home:https://rpy2.github.io/ +documentation:https://rpy2.github.io/doc/latest/html/index.html |