runr (version 0.0.8)

proc_python: Run a Python process

Description

This function returns a list of functions to start/run/stop a Python process. The code is sent to Python via a socket connection, and the results are written back in another socket connection.

Usage

proc_python(port = 6011)

Arguments

port

A TCP port number

Value

A list of functions start(), exec(), running() (check if the process has been running), and stop().

Examples

# NOT RUN {
py = proc_python()
py$start()
py$exec("1+1")
py$exec("import numpy as np", "a=np.arange(5)", "a+5")  # return nothing
py$exec("print a+5")  # [5 6 7 8 9]
py$running()  # should be TRUE
py$stop()
# }