Though Python has proved more popular than R, that doesn’t mean it’s always better. As with most things in technology, it depends on what you’re hoping to accomplish.

The Python Package Index (PyPI) currently has over 183,000 projects, greatly outnumbering R packages available on the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN). According to CRAN, there are 14,385 ...

In fact, you’re cautioned not to install the usual VS Code extensions for R and Python in Positron, since the IDE already comes with that functionality built-in.