Quick tip: knitr Python Windows setup checklist

One of the nifty things about using R is that you can use it for many different purposes and even other languages!

If you want to use Python in your knitr docs or the newish RStudio R notebook functionality, you might encounter some fiddliness getting all the moving parts running on Windows. This is a quick knitr Python Windows setup checklist to make sure you don’t miss any important steps.

1. Install Python
   • I like Anaconda as it’s one of the nicest Windows install experiences
   • Try to install for everyone
2. Add python to your system’s PATH
   • Here’s some general Windows instructions
   • Here are Windows 10 instructions
3. Restart RStudio or open it now
   • The restart is because the PATH would likely have been cached so restarting adds the python executable to your RStudio environment
4. Create an rmarkdown document or R Notebook
5. Use chunks beginning with {python chunkname} to execute some code in Python instead of the usual {r chunkname}

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