Richard Iannone
@richmeister.bsky.social
Currently doing a lot of #rstats and #python package development. Software engineer at @posit.co.
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Announcing the Data Explorer “Convert to Code” Feature on Positron!
With a single click, you can copy the R or Python code that reflects the filters and sorts you've set up in the Data Explorer UI.
Transition quickly from visual exploration to scripting today! positron.posit.co/data-explore...
With a single click, you can copy the R or Python code that reflects the filters and sorts you've set up in the Data Explorer UI.
Transition quickly from visual exploration to scripting today! positron.posit.co/data-explore...
October 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Announcing the Data Explorer “Convert to Code” Feature on Positron!
With a single click, you can copy the R or Python code that reflects the filters and sorts you've set up in the Data Explorer UI.
Transition quickly from visual exploration to scripting today! positron.posit.co/data-explore...
With a single click, you can copy the R or Python code that reflects the filters and sorts you've set up in the Data Explorer UI.
Transition quickly from visual exploration to scripting today! positron.posit.co/data-explore...
I did a workshop today on the pointblank package for R (this workshop: r-consortium.org/webinars/how...) and I thought it was great! Lots of great questions asked, and I did enjoy answering them. ALSO: the package is up to 1000 stars! Really glad to see people liking it :)
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I did a workshop today on the pointblank package for R (this workshop: r-consortium.org/webinars/how...) and I thought it was great! Lots of great questions asked, and I did enjoy answering them. ALSO: the package is up to 1000 stars! Really glad to see people liking it :)
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Just published my new R article: 'Mapply: When You Need to Iterate Over Multiple Inputs'! 🚀 If `sapply` doesn't quite cut it for your multi-variable iterations, `mapply` is your friend. Learn to pair inputs beautifully. #RStats #Mapply
https://drmo.site/bhXeDb
https://drmo.site/bhXeDb
October 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just published my new R article: 'Mapply: When You Need to Iterate Over Multiple Inputs'! 🚀 If `sapply` doesn't quite cut it for your multi-variable iterations, `mapply` is your friend. Learn to pair inputs beautifully. #RStats #Mapply
https://drmo.site/bhXeDb
https://drmo.site/bhXeDb
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✨ We launched a new installation page for DuckDB!
🚀 The new page lets you install the latest stable DuckDB release with just one or two clicks. If the defaults don't fit your use case, no worries: alternative download methods remain available for many clients.
🚀 The new page lets you install the latest stable DuckDB release with just one or two clicks. If the defaults don't fit your use case, no worries: alternative download methods remain available for many clients.
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
✨ We launched a new installation page for DuckDB!
🚀 The new page lets you install the latest stable DuckDB release with just one or two clicks. If the defaults don't fit your use case, no worries: alternative download methods remain available for many clients.
🚀 The new page lets you install the latest stable DuckDB release with just one or two clicks. If the defaults don't fit your use case, no worries: alternative download methods remain available for many clients.
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🤩 My code produced when using LLMs to work on #rstats code got waaaaay better after I read this blog post by @simonpcouch.com on his Claude setup!
www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2025-07...
www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2025-07...
How I’m using Claude Code to write R code | Simon P. Couch – Simon P. Couch
www.simonpcouch.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🤩 My code produced when using LLMs to work on #rstats code got waaaaay better after I read this blog post by @simonpcouch.com on his Claude setup!
www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2025-07...
www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2025-07...
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🎧🐍 Episode #268 of the Real Python Podcast is live: Advice on Beginning to Learn Python realpython.com/podcasts/rpp...
Episode #268: Advice on Beginning to Learn Python – The Real Python Podcast
What's changed about learning Python over the last few years? What new techniques and updated advice should beginners have as they start their journey? This week on the show, Stephen Gruppetta and Martin...
realpython.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🎧🐍 Episode #268 of the Real Python Podcast is live: Advice on Beginning to Learn Python realpython.com/podcasts/rpp...
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If you've ever wanted to learn how to make beautiful websites with #QuartoPub and #rstats , check out this workshop I'm giving in a couple weeks! It'll be a blast (and we're covering Quarto's brand new _brand dot yaml system!)
Learn to create and publish a professional, data-focused website in “Create an Online Presence with Quarto Websites” on October 16-17, with @andrew.heiss.phd! Discover how to use #Quarto to build a variety of websites like personal portfolios, research compendiums, and interactive dashboards.
Quarto Websites | Online Seminar | Code Horizons
This online course taught by Andrew Heiss, Ph.D., teaches you how to use Quarto to build a variety of data-focused websites.
codehorizons.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If you've ever wanted to learn how to make beautiful websites with #QuartoPub and #rstats , check out this workshop I'm giving in a couple weeks! It'll be a blast (and we're covering Quarto's brand new _brand dot yaml system!)
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The new ggplot2 4.0.0 is here! 🎉
This major update includes a foundational rewrite of S7 and user benefits such as smarter labeling and a revamped theming system.
Check the details: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
BONUS: Join the release party on Oct 3, 3pm ET. bit.ly/join-gg-extenders
#RStats
This major update includes a foundational rewrite of S7 and user benefits such as smarter labeling and a revamped theming system.
Check the details: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
BONUS: Join the release party on Oct 3, 3pm ET. bit.ly/join-gg-extenders
#RStats
September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The new ggplot2 4.0.0 is here! 🎉
This major update includes a foundational rewrite of S7 and user benefits such as smarter labeling and a revamped theming system.
Check the details: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
BONUS: Join the release party on Oct 3, 3pm ET. bit.ly/join-gg-extenders
#RStats
This major update includes a foundational rewrite of S7 and user benefits such as smarter labeling and a revamped theming system.
Check the details: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
BONUS: Join the release party on Oct 3, 3pm ET. bit.ly/join-gg-extenders
#RStats
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Tell me what working-out-loud has gotten you 🙋🏻♀️
Allowing myself/my curiosity/the work I do to be visible in community spaces, giving talks, asking questions at online meet-ups, ect has changed my life in huge ways
I want to hear the ways it's changed yours, small or large #databs #rstats, #python
Allowing myself/my curiosity/the work I do to be visible in community spaces, giving talks, asking questions at online meet-ups, ect has changed my life in huge ways
I want to hear the ways it's changed yours, small or large #databs #rstats, #python
October 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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🎨 Theming got a huge overhaul with the latest #ggplot2 release. In honour of that @teunbrand.bsky.social has written a comprehensive deep-dive into styling your plots, covering both old and new functionality. Grab a coffee and dive in!
#rstats
#rstats
ggplot2 styling
This post discusses one function in ggplot2: `theme()`. Find out about the glamour of graphics in this deep-dive article.
www.tidyverse.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🎨 Theming got a huge overhaul with the latest #ggplot2 release. In honour of that @teunbrand.bsky.social has written a comprehensive deep-dive into styling your plots, covering both old and new functionality. Grab a coffee and dive in!
#rstats
#rstats
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I had the idea to add distributions to my volleyball summary tables today. Thanks to @richmeister.bsky.social's gt, @mjskay.com's ggdist, and @themockup.blog's gtExtras packages! Took awhile but got there eventually!
(note that this is a screenshot of a shiny app so quality is a bit iffy)
#rstats
(note that this is a screenshot of a shiny app so quality is a bit iffy)
#rstats
August 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I had the idea to add distributions to my volleyball summary tables today. Thanks to @richmeister.bsky.social's gt, @mjskay.com's ggdist, and @themockup.blog's gtExtras packages! Took awhile but got there eventually!
(note that this is a screenshot of a shiny app so quality is a bit iffy)
#rstats
(note that this is a screenshot of a shiny app so quality is a bit iffy)
#rstats
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Whole entire extra day of #positconf, anyone? All Virtual!! Come hang with me on Tuesday Sept 16th (day before talks!) from 11am to 4pm ET. We'll have an AMA with Rich Iannone, a full talk session, a DS Hangout style Q&A session, and a Trivia Night game with swag prizes!! #databs #rstats #python
August 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Whole entire extra day of #positconf, anyone? All Virtual!! Come hang with me on Tuesday Sept 16th (day before talks!) from 11am to 4pm ET. We'll have an AMA with Rich Iannone, a full talk session, a DS Hangout style Q&A session, and a Trivia Night game with swag prizes!! #databs #rstats #python
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@richmeister.bsky.social has released the "Data Validation Libraries for Polars (2025 Edition)" guide!
Reviews 5 #Python validation libraries that work with @pola.rs DataFrames: Pandera, Patito, Pointblank, Validoopsie, & Dataframely.
Read it on the Pointblog: posit-dev.github.io/pointblank/b...
Reviews 5 #Python validation libraries that work with @pola.rs DataFrames: Pandera, Patito, Pointblank, Validoopsie, & Dataframely.
Read it on the Pointblog: posit-dev.github.io/pointblank/b...
June 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@richmeister.bsky.social has released the "Data Validation Libraries for Polars (2025 Edition)" guide!
Reviews 5 #Python validation libraries that work with @pola.rs DataFrames: Pandera, Patito, Pointblank, Validoopsie, & Dataframely.
Read it on the Pointblog: posit-dev.github.io/pointblank/b...
Reviews 5 #Python validation libraries that work with @pola.rs DataFrames: Pandera, Patito, Pointblank, Validoopsie, & Dataframely.
Read it on the Pointblog: posit-dev.github.io/pointblank/b...
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We are delighted to announce the release of ellmer, an R package for accessing the power of LLMs in R!
ellmer supports a variety of model providers. Chat, tool call, stream API calls, extract structured data, and more!
Learn about it here: posit.co/blog/announc...
#RStats #AI #LLM
ellmer supports a variety of model providers. Chat, tool call, stream API calls, extract structured data, and more!
Learn about it here: posit.co/blog/announc...
#RStats #AI #LLM
February 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We are delighted to announce the release of ellmer, an R package for accessing the power of LLMs in R!
ellmer supports a variety of model providers. Chat, tool call, stream API calls, extract structured data, and more!
Learn about it here: posit.co/blog/announc...
#RStats #AI #LLM
ellmer supports a variety of model providers. Chat, tool call, stream API calls, extract structured data, and more!
Learn about it here: posit.co/blog/announc...
#RStats #AI #LLM
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@lionelhenry.bsky.social and I are so excited to finally announce Air - an extremely fast R code formatter! 🎉
With Air, you'll never need to worry about styling your #rstats code ever again. All you need to do is save, and Air takes care of the rest.
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02...
With Air, you'll never need to worry about styling your #rstats code ever again. All you need to do is save, and Air takes care of the rest.
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02...
Air, an extremely fast R formatter
We are thrilled to announce Air, a new R formatter.
www.tidyverse.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
@lionelhenry.bsky.social and I are so excited to finally announce Air - an extremely fast R code formatter! 🎉
With Air, you'll never need to worry about styling your #rstats code ever again. All you need to do is save, and Air takes care of the rest.
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02...
With Air, you'll never need to worry about styling your #rstats code ever again. All you need to do is save, and Air takes care of the rest.
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02...
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I was tagged the other day by someone kindly sharing my Python Rgonomics post and realized that my thesis of "tooling keeps improving" held up too well and some of the recos have changed
Hence, here's the 2025 update: www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
Now feat uv (vs pyenv, pdm) and Positron
Hence, here's the 2025 update: www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
Now feat uv (vs pyenv, pdm) and Positron
Python Rgonomics - 2025 Update | Emily Riederer
Switching languages is about switching mindsets - not just syntax. New developments in python data science toolings, like polars and seaborn’s object interface, can capture the ‘feel’ that converts fr...
www.emilyriederer.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I was tagged the other day by someone kindly sharing my Python Rgonomics post and realized that my thesis of "tooling keeps improving" held up too well and some of the recos have changed
Hence, here's the 2025 update: www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
Now feat uv (vs pyenv, pdm) and Positron
Hence, here's the 2025 update: www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
Now feat uv (vs pyenv, pdm) and Positron
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We are excited to announce reactable-py: interactive tables in #Python! 🐍
This tool is a port of the R package reactable. It offers quick options for sorting, searching, and paginating data, working with pandas and polars, and customization.
Check it out today! machow.github.io/reactable-py...
This tool is a port of the R package reactable. It offers quick options for sorting, searching, and paginating data, working with pandas and polars, and customization.
Check it out today! machow.github.io/reactable-py...
November 25, 2024 at 3:28 PM
We are excited to announce reactable-py: interactive tables in #Python! 🐍
This tool is a port of the R package reactable. It offers quick options for sorting, searching, and paginating data, working with pandas and polars, and customization.
Check it out today! machow.github.io/reactable-py...
This tool is a port of the R package reactable. It offers quick options for sorting, searching, and paginating data, working with pandas and polars, and customization.
Check it out today! machow.github.io/reactable-py...
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Quarto 1.4 has been released 🎉
The release brings new formats for dashboards and Typst, a new manuscript project type, a cross-reference overhaul, Shiny for Python support, and a ton of other updates.
Learn more on the Quarto blog: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
The release brings new formats for dashboards and Typst, a new manuscript project type, a cross-reference overhaul, Shiny for Python support, and a ton of other updates.
Learn more on the Quarto blog: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
Quarto - Quarto 1.4
Quarto 1.4 brings new formats for dashboards and Typst, a new manuscript project type, a cross-reference overhaul, Shiny for Python support, and a ton of other updates.
quarto.org
January 24, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Quarto 1.4 has been released 🎉
The release brings new formats for dashboards and Typst, a new manuscript project type, a cross-reference overhaul, Shiny for Python support, and a ton of other updates.
Learn more on the Quarto blog: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
The release brings new formats for dashboards and Typst, a new manuscript project type, a cross-reference overhaul, Shiny for Python support, and a ton of other updates.
Learn more on the Quarto blog: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
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New {paletteer} release dropped over the weekend! 159 color palettes have been added from vangogh, ButterflyColors, MoMAColors, PrettyCols, waRhol, MexBrewer, and ltc. Bringing the total to 2759 palettes from 75 different packages 🎨 #rstats
github.com/EmilHvitfeld...
github.com/EmilHvitfeld...
January 22, 2024 at 10:15 PM
New {paletteer} release dropped over the weekend! 159 color palettes have been added from vangogh, ButterflyColors, MoMAColors, PrettyCols, waRhol, MexBrewer, and ltc. Bringing the total to 2759 palettes from 75 different packages 🎨 #rstats
github.com/EmilHvitfeld...
github.com/EmilHvitfeld...
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{gt} 0.10.0 is now out! 🎉
Rich Iannone has included a ton of great features in this release.
Read about them on the Posit Blog: posit.co/blog/new-fea...
Rich Iannone has included a ton of great features in this release.
Read about them on the Posit Blog: posit.co/blog/new-fea...
All the new features in {gt} 0.10.0 - Posit
gt 0.10.0 introduces nanoplots, units notation, and so much more.
posit.co
January 25, 2024 at 6:40 PM
{gt} 0.10.0 is now out! 🎉
Rich Iannone has included a ton of great features in this release.
Read about them on the Posit Blog: posit.co/blog/new-fea...
Rich Iannone has included a ton of great features in this release.
Read about them on the Posit Blog: posit.co/blog/new-fea...