R devel - Aug 2019 - Rtools contains Python interpreter(s), and six copies?

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On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 12:48 AM Jeroen Ooms <jeroenooms at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > I'm assuming that Python is required to build R packages, on all
operating
> > systems.
> Please don't assume but read the documentation (preferably before
posting).

I can't find one reference to Python in the documentation:

https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/
https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset

Please write documentation (preferably before changing R).
And I will read it.

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On Sat, 3 Aug 2019 at 00:36, Abby Spurdle <spurdle.a at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> I can't find one reference to Python in the documentation:
Maybe because it's *not* needed? There's a note here though:
https://github.com/rwinlib/gcc-4.9.3

I?aki

> > I can't find one reference to Python in the documentation:
> Maybe because it's *not* needed? There's a note here though:
Thank you.
I'm deleting it.

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