A Few Days of Python: Using R in Python

Using R Functions in Python

import pandas as pd
import pyper as pr

def zone_func(zone_file):

# IMPORT DATA:
dat = pd.read_csv(zone_file, parse_dates=["Row Labels"])

# CREATE A R INSTANCE WITH PYPER:
r = pr.R()

# PASS DATA FROM PYTHON TO R:
r.assign("rsfores", dat["forest"])

# RUN R COMMANDS
forecast = r("""
library(forecast)
forecast_func <- function(vehicle){
a_fit <- auto.arima(vehicle)
a_forecast <- forecast(a_fit, h = 8)
a_accuracy <- accuracy(a_forecast)
}

fores_output = forecast_func("rsfores")
""")

# EXTRACT R OBJECT AS PANDAS DATA FRAME
pydata = pd.DataFrame(r.get("fores_output"))
print pydata

zone_func("File_Atlanta.csv")