How to use R and python in a Kaggle Notebook?

Question

I would like to use both R and Python languages inside a Kaggle Kernel. Thus, when running

!pip install rpy2

inside a Kaggle Notebook I got the following error

Error: rpy2 in API mode cannot be built without R in the PATH or R_HOME defined. Correct this or force ABI mode-only by defining the environment variable RPY2_CFFI_MODE=ABI

I've found out a solution for users of Python within R, but a solution for calling R within Python in a Kaggle Kernel has not yet been provided.

Answer 1

One can notice that a Kaggle Kernel is using behind an anaconda environment. For example,

/opt/conda/bin/python3.7

Also, it is necessary to have R installed on this conda environment. Thus, we can use the subprocess library to run the following script for installing R

import subprocess
subprocess.run('conda install -c conda-forge r-base', shell=True)

and the corresponding rpy2 package

!pip install rpy2

I have provided a notebook on Kaggle with a complete explanation. I'll appreciate your comments.