[Rd] Rtools contains Python interpreter(s), and six copies?

Abby Spurdle
Fri, 02 Aug 2019 22:36:19 -0000

(Excerpts only).
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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