Is Google Colab only for Python programming?<\/h3>\n
No. You can program in Python and R on Google Colab.<\/p>\n
The truth is that the default runtime environment in Google Colab is Python 3 and although we can select R as the runtime environment for our notebook, I don’t recommend it. Read on \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
How do I use R in Google Colab?<\/h3>\n
You can also program in R using the Python 3 runtime environment. This way in the same notebook you can run both, R or Python.<\/p>\n
The first step is to install the rpy2 Python package with a properly working version. Yes, there are recent versions where it fails and using version 3.5.1 solves the problems.<\/p>\n
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Once this is done, remember to include %%R<\/strong> as the first line in every code cell where you want to execute code in R.<\/p>\n Well, this, among other reasons, is the reason why on Google Colab it is preferable to use the Python 3 runtime environment type with the magic %%R IPython command instead of using the R runtime environment directly.<\/p>\n In order to connect a Google Colab notebook to Google Drive we have to use Python 3 code. Once connected, we can now use code in R.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thediar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/magic-r-rpy2.png?resize=628%2C207&ssl=1\")
<\/p>\nHow to load an R file from Google Drive on my Google Colab notebook?<\/h3>\n
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