Installing rpy2 for Python 3 using pip

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I am trying to install the rpy2 package for python 3 on Windows 7. So I simply typed pip install rpy2 in the command line. However, it fails for a reason I do not understand, could anyone clear this up please? It threw back the following in the command line:

    Collecting rpy2
    Using cached rpy2-2.8.2.tar.gz
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    Warning: Tried to guess R's HOME but no command <R> in the PATH.
    _______________________________
    Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-14jn4kdx\rpy2\

lgautier · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-15 16:48:23Z

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There is no official support of windows.

There exists pre-compiled binaries (see: https://rpy2.github.io/doc/latest/html/overview.html#microsoft-s-windows-precompiled-binaries) but they are for an older release.

At the time of writing using the Linux subsystem available with Windows 10 might be the best options.

edited Feb 15, 2020 at 16:48

answered Aug 16, 2016 at 1:16

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Perl Del Rey Over a year ago

@Igautier the link is broken now, do you have the newest link ?

Nobel · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-21 20:08:32Z

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it works fine with conda on windows

conda install rpy2

answered Dec 21, 2018 at 20:08

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blankpanda · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-15 13:28:58Z

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Are your R binaries in your PATH variable?

Try this in your command prompt:

path = C:\path\to\R
pip install rpy2

answered Aug 15, 2016 at 13:28

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