Other implementation languages

[Yolanda Larriba]

Dear Challenge team,

Our code, currently being developed in Python, would greatly benefit from calling specific functions implemented in R. According to the instructions provided, we understand this might be feasible upon request. Could you please confirm?

Thanks in advance, Yolanda

[PhysioNet Challenge]

Dear Yolanda,

Yes, you can submit an entry with both Python and R and use Python to call R functions. There are various ways to do so, and you may already be using one of them for your own work. The only thing that you need to do for the Challenge is to ensure that your Dockerfile installs both Python and R, and to test that the Docker image works as expected, i.e., your Python code successfully calls your R code, before submitting your entry.

We also able to accept entries in R and other programming languages, but we have focused on the the most commonly requested language. Please contact us if you are interested in another language.

Best,

Matt

(On behalf of the Challenge team.)

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