findpython

1.0.9

Functions to Find an Acceptable Python Binary

1packages depend

86.2Kdownloads / year

96.8%test coverage

13/13checks pass

Overview

About

Maintained by Trevor L. DavisFirst published 2014-04-038 releasesCRAN page ↗GitHub ↗

Package designed to find an acceptable python binary.

Install

R (CRAN)pak (dev)Ubuntu (r2u)openSUSE (OBS)

install.packages("findpython", repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org/")

Installs the current CRAN release. Prebuilt binaries on Windows and macOS.

if (!requireNamespace("pak", quietly = TRUE))
  install.packages("pak", repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org/")
pak::pak("trevorld/findpython")

Development version from trevorld/findpython. Installs pak first if it is not already available.

Release

# enable cranapt (r2u) if it is not already set up, then install
grep -rqs r2u.stat.illinois.edu /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ \
  || curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eddelbuettel/r2u/master/inst/scripts/add_cranapt_noble.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install -y r-cran-findpython

Fast Ubuntu binaries via r2u (no compilation). The cranapt setup runs once and is skipped when it is already enabled.

bspm (used by r2u) also needs make: sudo apt install make

# add the autoCRAN OBS repo (Tumbleweed) if it is missing, then install
zypper -q lr | grep -qi autoCRAN \
  || sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/R:/autoCRAN/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/devel:languages:R:autoCRAN.repo
sudo zypper install -y R-findpython

RPMs auto-built from CRAN on openSUSE OBS (Tumbleweed).

Health

CRAN checks

13OK

Slowest check: 1.3 min · r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

Check history

OK2026-03-10
14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE

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Repository

GitHub ↗ trevorld/findpython

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69 commits · Last activity 2026-05-09

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README.Rmd

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Dependencies

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2 external dependencies (excludes base and recommended)

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argparse

Code & Tests

People & History

People (2)

Maintainer (1)

Trevor L. Davis

Author, Maintainer · added in 1.0.9

Authors (2)

Trevor L. Davis

Author, Maintainer · added in 1.0.9

Paul Gilbert

Author · added in 1.0.5

Listed in earlier versions (2)

Trevor L Davis

no longer listed · 1.0.1 to 1.0.8

Paul Gilbert.

no longer listed · 1.0.1 to 1.0.4

Package Timeline

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R 3.0.0 released · 2013-04-03

Package metadata

First published: 2014-04-03
Total releases: 8 / 12 yrs
License: MIT + file LICENSE OSI
Download size: 6.7 KB
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