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Using jupyter/ipython as R terminal

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Description

When using the python extension, one can launch an interactive jupyter interpreter, select an R kernel there, and execute R commands interactively, but trying to use it as Rterm doesn't work - for example, if I have the following file set as Rterm, it fails to start it:

#!/usr/bin/env sh
jupyter console --kernel=ir

Would be ideal if one could use that as the R terminal in this extension, since it's a more handy environment - e.g. it allows clicking some piece of text and moving the edit focus there, which the plain terminal and radian don't do.

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Research direction

Start at the Rterm configuration entry point and reproduce the failure with the shown shell script, jupyter console --kernel=ir, and the Python extension. Done means a configured Jupyter R kernel starts as the extension's R terminal and supports the interactive editing behavior described in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
jupyter, python, r, shell, vscode
Domain
cli, desktop, developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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