R is the open-source implementation of the S language developed at Bell laboratories. It is a statistical programming language that is becoming the de facto standard among statisticians. Rpy is what allows an interface between python and the R language.
Harold > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Stef Mientki > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 9:24 AM > To: python-list@python.org > Subject: Re: Wow, Python much faster than MatLab > > Mathias Panzenboeck wrote: > > A other great thing: With rpy you have R bindings for python. > > forgive my ignorance, what's R, rpy ? > Or is only relevant for Linux users ? > > cheers > Stef > > > So you have the power of R and the easy syntax and big > standard lib of > > python! :) > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
