18  Binder

18.0.1 Video

18.0.2 Exercise (optional)

For R

• Generate a file called runtime.txt, either in the root of your project, or in a (hidden) folder called .binder/.

• Write in the file: r-2020-10-02 – or specify the R version with r-3.6-2020-10-02.

• Write a file called install.R, in .binder/ or in root, and use it to write install code for your packages, e.g.:

  install.packages("ggplot2")
  install.packages("dplyr")

• Binderise your project by following the instructions via mybinder.org

For Python

Binder automatically loads Python 3.6.

• Add dependencies to your binder in the requirements.txt file like this:

  numpy==1.14.5
  pandas==1.1.2

• Binderise your project by following the instructions via mybinder.org