rPython-win

This is rPython for Windows. If you are on Linux/Mac, you can install it from CRAN.

Installation

• Install Rtools

• Download the package as a zip file (see "Download Zip" button to the right of this page).

• (Previous versions of this package contained configure.* files; these are not longer necessary and have been removed.)

• As needed, edit the src/makevars.win file to identify the python path(s). The default assumes that 32-bit python is installed within C:\Python27\i386, and the 64-bit python is installed within C:\Python27\x64, with relatively identical sub-directory hierarchies.

• Add the following to your $HOME/.Rprofile file:

  options(rPython.paths = list(i386 = "/Python27/i386", x64 = "/Python27/x64"))  

  This option is required to properly distinguish between 32-bit and 64-bit pythons (both for compilation and every time you load rPython). These instructions have not been tested on a system with only one version of python available ...

• The package must be compiled on the command-line (devtools will not currently work). R CMD INSTALL /path/to/rPython (or R CMD INSTALL . if in the current directory). You may use R CMD INSTALL --build . if you want to create a binary package for storage or distribution.

Issues

rPython on Windows is mostly experimental and has only been tested on one Windows box. Please, contact the maintainer (me) if you find any issues on your platform.