[R] calling R from python (fwd)

[Samir Mishra]

I'm working in WinXP. Is it the case that RSPython does not work on Win32
platforms? I believe I read this somewhere... I'd appreciate confirmation.
Either way, I wasn't able to get RSPython to work for me, this was some time
ago, and at that time I was very new to Python.

Thanks.


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Churches [mailto:tchur at optushome.com.au]
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 23:03
To: Agustin Lobo
Cc: r-help
Subject: Re: [R] calling R from python (fwd)


Agustin Lobo wrote:
> 
> A question for a (experienced) user of the RPython package on
> linux.
> 
> I'm trying to call R from python on a linux (Suse 7.3) box.

Since you are calling R from Python, you could try Walter Moreira's
excellent RPy module. I found it much easier to install than RSPython
(provided you follow Waletr's instructions), and it has been very
reliable. It is also very efficient at converting Numeric Python arrays
to R, and has a very easy to use object model - much nicer than
RSPython's. See http://rpy.sourceforge.net

Of course, RSPython can also call Python from R, which RPy can't do.

Tim C

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