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So glad I keep the older .deb files from previous installations around for a while before deleting them.
Latest release and daily of #PositronIDE has new behavior (hopefully a bug) where it can't find the function definition in another #RStats file in the same directory / workspace. But I can just install my older version where it works just fine, and I don't need any new features, thankfully.
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So glad I keep the older .deb files from previous installations around for a while before deleting them.
Latest release and daily of #PositronIDE has new behavior (hopefully a bug) where it can't find the function definition in another #RStats file in the same directory / workspace. But I can just install my older version where it works just fine, and I don't need any new features, thankfully.
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If you are using #PositronIDE or the #RStats {air} formatter, and prefer to use the "=" assignment operator, you may want to actually initialize your workspace and add an "air.toml" file with your preferences.
I went to save a file this morning, and all my "=" changed to "<-"!
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If you are using #PositronIDE or the #RStats {air} formatter, and prefer to use the "=" assignment operator, you may want to actually initialize your workspace and add an "air.toml" file with your preferences.
I went to save a file this morning, and all my "=" changed to "<-"!
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TIL Positron is not beta anymore. In fact, it's out of beta for ten months now! 😅
https://positron.posit.co/release-notes/release-2025-07.html
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TIL Positron is not beta anymore. In fact, it's out of beta for ten months now! 😅
https://positron.posit.co/release-notes/release-2025-07.html
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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@tylermorganwall/116358658457572251
If you use #RStats {targets} in #PositronIDE , you probably want this extension (at least the newest one, which I see as v0.5.3).
Hover over a target, and it tells you how many targets depend on it. Click on that number, and it lists them ALL! It's like a listing version of tar_network()!
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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@tylermorganwall/116358658457572251
If you use #RStats {targets} in #PositronIDE , you probably want this extension (at least the newest one, which I see as v0.5.3).
Hover over a target, and it tells you how many targets depend on it. Click on that number, and it lists them ALL! It's like a listing version of tar_network()!
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Exciting update for #Jupyter and Notebook centric users in #Positron ! posit.co/blog/announc... #PositronIDE #PyData #DataBS
Announcing the Positron Notebo... -
Exciting update for #Jupyter and Notebook centric users in #Positron ! posit.co/blog/announc... #PositronIDE #PyData #DataBS
Announcing the Positron Notebo... -
Quarto Wizard 2.0.0 is out!
Native extension management, batch operations, multi-extension selection, private repo support, and a new documentation website.
Upgrade today: https://mickael.canouil.fr/posts/2026-01-12-quarto-wizard-2-0-0/
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Quarto Wizard 2.0.0 is out!
Native extension management, batch operations, multi-extension selection, private repo support, and a new documentation website.
Upgrade today: https://mickael.canouil.fr/posts/2026-01-12-quarto-wizard-2-0-0/
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My favorite new trick for long running #RStats code, use `Rscript` in a shell and put the job in the background so if I accidentally close the shell it keeps running.
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Rscript -e 'tar_make()' &
```Even with two consoles in #PositronIDE, if one is constantly active running a `targets` job, weird things seem to happen with the outline and autocomplete in the second one.
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My favorite new trick for long running #RStats code, use `Rscript` in a shell and put the job in the background so if I accidentally close the shell it keeps running.
```
Rscript -e 'tar_make()' &
```Even with two consoles in #PositronIDE, if one is constantly active running a `targets` job, weird things seem to happen with the outline and autocomplete in the second one.
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Some code completion suggestions are helpful in #PositronIDE, but the writing suggestions in Quarto and markdown files get me crazy. Finally discovered how to turn them off!
In Settings (gear icon at bottom left), turn off the "Editor > Inline Suggest" and "Inlay Hints" settings. You can do it just for certain file types, like @lang:quarto, @lang:plaintext and @lang:markdown - search and then disable in the correct workspace.
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Some code completion suggestions are helpful in #PositronIDE, but the writing suggestions in Quarto and markdown files get me crazy. Finally discovered how to turn them off!
In Settings (gear icon at bottom left), turn off the "Editor > Inline Suggest" and "Inlay Hints" settings. You can do it just for certain file types, like @lang:quarto, @lang:plaintext and @lang:markdown - search and then disable in the correct workspace.
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Don't know where to start with all these #PositConf2025 videos? There's a chatbot you can query to find sessions that might interest you. (Then search for those sessions in the YouTube playlist.)
https://posit-ai-posit-conf-agenda-chat.share.connect.posit.cloud/
#RStats #Python #PositronIDE #QuartoPub https://masto.machlis.com/@smach/115510276625740131 -
Don't know where to start with all these #PositConf2025 videos? There's a chatbot you can query to find sessions that might interest you. (Then search for those sessions in the YouTube playlist.)
https://posit-ai-posit-conf-agenda-chat.share.connect.posit.cloud/
#RStats #Python #PositronIDE #QuartoPub https://masto.machlis.com/@smach/115510276625740131 -
Videos from September's posit::conf data science conference are already live on YouTube! 🎉🎉🎉See the full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9HYL-VRX0oTixlfDPCS5RW_F1pccERRe
So many interesting talks you can now watch free, on topics like #RStats #Python #GenAI #LLMs @Posit 's #PositronIDE #QuartoPub
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Videos from September's posit::conf data science conference are already live on YouTube! 🎉🎉🎉See the full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9HYL-VRX0oTixlfDPCS5RW_F1pccERRe
So many interesting talks you can now watch free, on topics like #RStats #Python #GenAI #LLMs @Posit 's #PositronIDE #QuartoPub
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Any other #PositronIDE users on Linux where horizontal scroll in the Data Viewer just suddenly broke in the 2025.10 release?
We could use your help if it has.
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Any other #PositronIDE users on Linux where horizontal scroll in the Data Viewer just suddenly broke in the 2025.10 release?
We could use your help if it has.
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🎉 The magic is real: Quarto Wizard 1.0.0 is LIVE!
Wave goodbye to complexity, pure enchantment awaits:
🪄 Magical extension browsing (250+ spells available)
✨ One-click installation wizardry
🔮 VS Code & Positron enchantmenthttps://quarto.org/docs/blog/posts/2025-10-20-quarto-wizard-1-0-0/
#DataScience #ReproducibleResearch #Quarto #QuartoPub #VSCode #PositronIDE
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I've been avoiding trying the #PositronIDE remote session stuff due to having a intermediate machine that we use to connect to lab machines.
I searched through the SSH stuff today to find a possible solution, and discovered the ProxyCommand and/or ProxyJump that lets you connect through one host to another without stopping to officially start a second SSH session.
And it works! Positron connects and starts a session!
https://superuser.com/questions/107679/forward-ssh-traffic-through-a-middle-machine
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I've been avoiding trying the #PositronIDE remote session stuff due to having a intermediate machine that we use to connect to lab machines.
I searched through the SSH stuff today to find a possible solution, and discovered the ProxyCommand and/or ProxyJump that lets you connect through one host to another without stopping to officially start a second SSH session.
And it works! Positron connects and starts a session!
https://superuser.com/questions/107679/forward-ssh-traffic-through-a-middle-machine
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#RStats #PositronIDE `renv` Linux users, could you chime in on whether you experience this particular bug when trying to debug functions installed via `renv` vs those in the system library.
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#RStats #PositronIDE `renv` Linux users, could you chime in on whether you experience this particular bug when trying to debug functions installed via `renv` vs those in the system library.
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So, the real underlying issue is due to the #QuartoPub LSP trying to sort through all of the files. You can turn off the #QuartoPub extension in #PositronIDE and the delay disappears.
I don't know why I only suddenly observed this issue in the 2025.08 release for Positron. 🤷♂️
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So, the real underlying issue is due to the #QuartoPub LSP trying to sort through all of the files. You can turn off the #QuartoPub extension in #PositronIDE and the delay disappears.
I don't know why I only suddenly observed this issue in the 2025.08 release for Positron. 🤷♂️
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Apparently 350,000 items in a #PositronIDE workspace sub-directory was taking a bunch of time for `ark` to check if anything contained symbols in v 2025.08.
I zipped the directory and deleted it (keeping the zip so I still have the data), and now I have no issue with finding symbols in Positron for this project.
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Apparently 350,000 items in a #PositronIDE workspace sub-directory was taking a bunch of time for `ark` to check if anything contained symbols in v 2025.08.
I zipped the directory and deleted it (keeping the zip so I still have the data), and now I have no issue with finding symbols in Positron for this project.
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I have been exploring writing #Python in the somewhat new #PositronIDE from the #RStudio developers, and it seems like it could overtake my beloved #SpyderIDE as a daily driver.
It has an integrated IPython console working out of the box, which has been a massive pain to get working properly on other #VSCode derivatives. Furthermore, RStudio and Spyder have a similar layout, so I do find this Positron layout with its plots and variables panels quite familiar and intuitive.
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I have been exploring writing #Python in the somewhat new #PositronIDE from the #RStudio developers, and it seems like it could overtake my beloved #SpyderIDE as a daily driver.
It has an integrated IPython console working out of the box, which has been a massive pain to get working properly on other #VSCode derivatives. Furthermore, RStudio and Spyder have a similar layout, so I do find this Positron layout with its plots and variables panels quite familiar and intuitive.
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@bioinfhotep In my experience using {air} in the #PositronIDE , it doesn't care about the case of your variable or function names, that's up to you.
The {air} formatting is more about brackets, spacing, and indentation. You worry about the case of your functions and variables. It doesn't care if you use `<-` or `=` assignment either.
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@bioinfhotep In my experience using {air} in the #PositronIDE , it doesn't care about the case of your variable or function names, that's up to you.
The {air} formatting is more about brackets, spacing, and indentation. You worry about the case of your functions and variables. It doesn't care if you use `<-` or `=` assignment either.
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@emjonaitis Weirdly, I don't use a project file for #PositronIDE I normally go to one directory above where the project is, and in Linux, use the right click context menu to have Positron open the folder.
I can also select "Open Folder" in the Positron file menu. There is a concept of "workspaces" for it, but I haven't tried those yet. /1
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@emjonaitis Weirdly, I don't use a project file for #PositronIDE I normally go to one directory above where the project is, and in Linux, use the right click context menu to have Positron open the folder.
I can also select "Open Folder" in the Positron file menu. There is a concept of "workspaces" for it, but I haven't tried those yet. /1
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@emjonaitis OK. Huh. #PositronIDE might not have an issue with this then, same with some other IDEs. Definitely worth a shot.
If I were stuck with RStudio for this, or lag editing over VPN continued regardless of IDE, I would probably have the project folder locally, and then have the data location in a configuration. *I realize this goes against the whole idea of projects*, but if the lag is as bad as you say, that would be my solution.
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@emjonaitis OK. Huh. #PositronIDE might not have an issue with this then, same with some other IDEs. Definitely worth a shot.
If I were stuck with RStudio for this, or lag editing over VPN continued regardless of IDE, I would probably have the project folder locally, and then have the data location in a configuration. *I realize this goes against the whole idea of projects*, but if the lag is as bad as you say, that would be my solution.
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I finally tried using a #Quarto doc with #Python in #PositronIDE .
Y'all. 🤩 It's so good. It's so flippin nice. I even added a snippet to easily add a python code cell by pressing `p + tab`.
It finds my `uv` virtualenv, I can just add more code and hit `Ctrl + Enter` and it goes to the console, and everything behaves *mostly* like it does when I'm writing #RStats .
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I finally tried using a #Quarto doc with #Python in #PositronIDE .
Y'all. 🤩 It's so good. It's so flippin nice. I even added a snippet to easily add a python code cell by pressing `p + tab`.
It finds my `uv` virtualenv, I can just add more code and hit `Ctrl + Enter` and it goes to the console, and everything behaves *mostly* like it does when I'm writing #RStats .
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Congratulations to Posit on the Positron IDE exiting beta! 🎉
This is huge for Python and R data scientists - having a unified, modern IDE that speaks both languages fluently. Can't wait to see how this accelerates data science workflows!
Grab a copy here: https://positron.posit.co/download.html
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Time for new Positron IDE videos! Been about a year since my last series, and the IDE has picked up some great new features like Positron Assistant/AI Chat and Remote SSH.
What would you like to see covered?
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Just used the screencast mode in VScodium (#PositronIDE) to show my exact keystrokes that were causing a very weird issue to happen. Nice!
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Just used the screencast mode in VScodium (#PositronIDE) to show my exact keystrokes that were causing a very weird issue to happen. Nice!
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Unlock the full potential of Quarto with this curated collection of extensions! 🚀
Easily browse, search, and filter extensions by categories and keywords, then install them effortlessly with a simple click or command.
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Unlock the full potential of Quarto with this curated collection of extensions! 🚀
Easily browse, search, and filter extensions by categories and keywords, then install them effortlessly with a simple click or command.
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🚀 Awesome Quarto Update! 🚀
Two new VSCode/Positron extensions Quarto Wizard & Quarto Wingman! (+ some much-needed cleanup)
🔗 Check it out & level up your workflow: https://github.com/mcanouil/awesome-quarto/releases/tag/2025.06.01
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Introducing multi-root workspace support: the Quarto Wizard now casts its spell across multiple realms! 🧙♂️✨
(Currently as pre-release: 0.15.0)https://github.com/mcanouil/quarto-wizard
#Quarto #QuartoPub #RStats #VSCode #PositronIDE #Python #JuliaLang
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@schochastics it’s online and accessible via the Quarto Wizard in #VSCode #PositronIDE #VSCodium 🥳
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Once upon a time, in the land of Quarto, there lived a wise and benevolent Quarto Wizard. One day, whilst exploring the ancient libraries, he stumbled upon a magical listing of Quarto extensions. Recognising its immense value, he decided to share it with the people. With a flick of his wand, he made it possible to install these extensions with just a few clicks.
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In order to make things a little bit easier with Quarto, Quarto Wizard offers R/Python/Julia document templates to help share reproducible examples.
https://github.com/mcanouil/quarto-wizard?tab=readme-ov-file#readmeI hope you find this helpful.
#Quarto #QuartoPub #PositronIDE #VSCode #RStats #Python #JuliaLang
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I love seeing all these #positronIDE posts with tips on settings etc. Really helpful stuff!
What I feel in missing, is a recording of how to efficiently work with the debugger. I'm very comfy in the #rstudio debugger, but can't seem to get the hang of Positron's.
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If you use #RStats {targets} a lot, within #RStudio or #PositronIDE , you might want to try out the new(ish) `tar_assign` for workflows instead of `tar_plan` or making your own lists of targets.
Because `tar_assign` takes a wrapped code block (using `{ ... }` for multiline statements), the interpreter actually **sees** the variables properly, and can do tab completion on the variable names!
It's so nice. 🤩
https://docs.ropensci.org/tarchetypes/reference/tar_assign.html
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New to me useful setting for #RStats interpreters in #PositronIDE : ability to pick one of the {rig} installed R versions for that project, regardless of which one is set to default.
Definitely a plus for projects that are using older versions of R.
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Realizing that the editor window makes a really nice zoomed plot viewer for #RStats plots in #PositronIDE if you just save the plot to a PNG file using `ragg::agg_png` and then open it in an editor window.
But I got tired of putting in that key sequence very quickly.
So I made a function that takes `ggplot2::last_plot()` by default, but otherwise takes any plot object you want, and saves it to `_deleteme_plot.png` (or any other file of your choosing).
https://rmflight.github.io/flighttools/reference/ft_plot_temp_file.html
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My `.Rprofile` had the line:
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options(device='x11')
```#RStudio is like, OK, whatever. #PositronIDE instead, is like, you want your plots to go to the X11 server, sure thing!
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A (very weird) bug in #RStats #QuartoPub / #PositronIDE was keeping me from using Positron full time. It got fixed! So now that I'm using it more, finding more bugs. 2 today!
Newest one, if project doesn't use {renv}, then the plots get sent to the usual R plotting device, which is an X-server on Linux. Seriously, project without {renv}, plot goes to external window. With {renv}, suddenly the plot shows up in the plot pane of Positron.
Has anyone else encountered this?