Language Guides
Positron ships with first-class support for Python and R, and is extensible to other languages. Learn about settings, keyboard shortcuts, debugging, and interactive features for each language.
Positron ships with first-class support for Python and R, making it an ideal environment for data science workflows in either language. Each language has dedicated features, settings, and tools to enhance your development experience.
Python in Positron
Settings, IPython magics, and formatting for interactive data science
R in Positron
Keyboard shortcuts, formatting, and debugging for R development
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Going further
In addition to the language-specific guides, learn more about:
How to connect to databases with Data Connections
How to manage interpreters for Positron’s fully interactive console sessions
- Prerequisites for using Python or R in Positron