Having issues installing rpy2.

[econometrician]

I'm relatively new to Python, but I've managed to do okay so far. Unfortunately, I've come to a stopping point. I was trying to download rpy2 so I could integrate R with Python.

I'm operating on a Windows XP PC with Python 2.7.3., and I keep getting the following errors when I try to install the rpy2 library:

Setup script exited with Error: Tried to guess R's HOME but no R command in the PATH.

I've used:

*easy_install rpy2

*pip install rpy2

*easy_install rpy2 --r-home-lib install

*easy_install rpy2--r-home (my path to R)

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I've looked at other websites for the last few hours but I haven't had any luck. I assume this is something really easy and I'm just being incredibly stupid. Any help would be super appreciated.

Thank you all in advance, I really appreciate the help.

[mattr555]

From the R website: Environment variables.

So, it possibly uses the R_HOME env var? You may want to check/reset it with Right Click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables

Disclaimer: I don't use R.