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Dependencies

Software Dependencies

R >= 2.15
Python >= 2.7

Package Dependencies

R-packages (all available on cran):

  • pack
  • methods
  • R6
  • stats

Linux Dependencies

On Linux the Python Development Headers are needed to link Python to R.

On Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions (including Ubuntu and other derivatives) the Python Development Headers can be installed by typing the following into the terminal.

apt-get install python-dev

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux , Fedora, and other Red Hat Linux-based distributions, use the following for installation.

yum install python-devel

Windows Dependencies

There are no additional dependencies on Windows, for more information see the Installation section.