Using reticulate in RStudio with pyenv

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

When developing in Python, it is generally a good practice not to rely on the Python version that ships with the operating system (OS). This is to ensure that the system version of Python remains relatively ‘clean’ for the OS processes. In addition, by installing a custom version(s) of Python, we open many possibilities. For one, it gives us control over which specific version(s) to use in our projects, and two, by using a virtual environment manager, we ensure that each project has access to its own tailored list of packages. One way of achieving this is by using pyenv.

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Using reticulate in RStudio with pyenv