Using reticulate in RStudio with pyenv
When developing in Python, it is generally a good practice not to rely on the Python version that ships with the operating system (OS). This is to ensure that the system version of Python remains relatively ‘clean’ for the OS processes. In addition, by installing a custom version(s) of Python, we open many possibilities. For one, it gives us control over which specific version(s) to use in our projects, and two, by using a virtual environment manager, we ensure that each project has access to its own tailored list of packages....