Articles by Python on RStudio

RStudio: A Single Home for R and Python Data Science

January 13, 2021 | Python on RStudio

Why R AND Python? From the very beginning, two key ideas have driven the work we do at RStudio: It’s better for everyone if the tools used for data science are free and open. This enhances the production and consumption of knowledge and facilita... [...Read more...]

Last Call for the 2020 R Community Survey

January 7, 2021 | Python on RStudio

On December 11, RStudio launched our third annual R Community Survey (formerly known as the Learning R Survey) to better understand how and why people learn and use the R language and associated tools. That survey closes TOMORROW, January 8, 2021. We e... [...Read more...]

Why RStudio Supports Python for Data Science

October 30, 2020 | Python on RStudio

As RStudio’s products have increasingly supported Python over the past year, some of our seasoned customers have given us quizzical looks and ask, “Why are you adding Python support? I thought you were an R company!” Just to set the r...

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Using R to Drive Agility in Clinical Reporting: Questions and Answers

October 8, 2020 | Python on RStudio

Following our recent RStudio webinar, Using R to Drive Agility in Clinical Reporting, we received an unprecedented number of questions from the audience. In this blog post, we attempt to answer as many of the 70+ questions that we received as possible. In some cases, we have grouped multiple questions into ... [...Read more...]

RStudio v1.4 Preview: Python Support

October 7, 2020 | Python on RStudio

Last week, we introduced RStudio’s new visual markdown editor. Today, we’re excited to introduce some of the expanded support for Python in the next release of RStudio. Python Support The RStudio 1.4 release introduces a number of features ...

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Debunking R and Python Myths: Answering Your Questions

September 10, 2020 | Python on RStudio

Here’s a quick quiz: which of the following statements are true: Henry Ford invented the automobile. Bob Marley recorded and sang the song, Don’t Worry; Be Happy. Medieval Europeans believed the earth was flat. All of these statements are...

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Debunking the R vs. Python Myth

August 26, 2020 | Python on RStudio

How many times have you heard the phrase “X is better than Y for data science”? This is a very common misconception among data scientists, and a very broad definition of data science as a whole. For data science to be impactful, it needs to be credible... [...Read more...]

How to Deliver Maximum Value Using R & Python

August 13, 2020 | Python on RStudio

Photo by Vlad Hilitanu on Unsplash This is a guest post from RStudio’s partner, Lander Analytics R and Python are two of the more prominent data science languages. These languages didn’t become popular by accident, they grew by making ...

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reticulate 1.14

December 20, 2019 | Python on RStudio

We’re excited to announce that reticulate 1.14 is now available on CRAN! You can install it with: install.packages("reticulate") With this release, we are introducing a major new feature: reticulate can now automatically configure a Pytho... [...Read more...]

R vs. Python: What’s the best language for Data Science?

December 17, 2019 | Python on RStudio

This is a question that we at RStudio hear a lot. With the tremendous growth in both languages, and in the application of data science in general, there is a lot of interest and debate over which is the “best” language for data science. From our found...