plotly incompatibility with renv
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Description
Plotly can not function in renv virtual environments due to dependency crosstalk
which does not manage path in the most appropriate way.
The issue was already mentioned on the corresponding issue page
https://github.com/rstudio/crosstalk/issues/91#issue-738358706
Since it can affect a substantial number of users,
it is probably useful cross-referencing it here.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the Plotly failure in an renv environment and read the linked crosstalk issue for the dependency-path details. Done is not defined in the report, so the intended fix and validation criteria need clarification before implementation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100