rpy2: Python interface to R#
Description#
rpy2 is a redesign and rewrite of rpy. It is providing a low-level interface to R, a proposed high-level interface, including wrappers to graphical libraries, as well as R-like structures and functions.
License#
GPL 2+
Note that we have deleted references to Mozilla PL as an option, which we are allowed to do by the full rpy2 license in order to remain GPL-compatible
Upstream Contact#
Special Update/Build Instructions#
Patches#
setup.patch: takes care of a few parsing issues.
cygwin.patch: let rpy2 build on Cygwin.
Type#
standard
Dependencies#
r: A free software environment for statistical computing and graphics
$(PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN)
$(PYTHON)
Version Information#
package-version.txt:
3.4.5
install-requires.txt:
rpy2 >=3.3
Equivalent System Packages#
arch:
$ sudo pacman -S python-rpy2
conda:
$ conda install rpy2
Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install rpy2
freebsd:
$ sudo pkg install math/py-rpy2
macports: install the following packages: py-rpy2
opensuse:
$ sudo zypper install python3${PYTHON_MINOR}-rpy2
See https://repology.org/project/rpy2/versions
If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option –enable-system-site-packages is passed to ./configure, then ./configure will check if the system package can be used.