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whenever there is R compared to any other analytics framework, the number one advantage is cited to be CRAN. And the counter is always that "hey python has whee
by sandGorgon 11y ago
whenever there is R compared to any other analytics framework, the number one advantage is cited to be CRAN. And the counter is always that "hey python has wheel".
Does anyone think that a dedicated package site for analytics libraries is what is needed ?
From the R documentation:
In the simplest form, an R package is a directory containing: a DESCRIPTION file (describing the package), a NAMESPACE file (indicating which functions are available to users), an R/ directory containing R code in .R files, and a man/ directory containing documentation in .Rd files
But a python wheel is considerably more complicated.
- IndianAstronaut 11y agoIt it is not about a dedicated site for libraries, but more because CRAN is huge and covers most data analytics needs.
- onalark 11y agoHave you looked at conda and http://anaconda.org http://anaconda.org? We spent a lot of time curating the most important Python packages for data science into the Anaconda distribution, and conda packages are a great format for distributing complicated software.
- sandGorgon 11y agothis is pretty cool and I think you are on the right track here. but here's the same question here - are you making the process of package creation much easier ? Because I suspect until you acquire mindshare among the academics (who distribute their research as R code), this will be difficult to scale.