basilisk
This is the development version of basilisk; for the stable release version, see basilisk.
All Bioconductor versions of basilisk
3.24 (devel), 3.23 (release), 3.22, 3.21, 3.20, 3.19, 3.18, 3.17, 3.16, 3.15, 3.14, 3.13, 3.12, 3.11
Freezing Python Dependencies Inside Bioconductor Packages
Bioconductor version: 3.24 · Package version: 1.25.0
Installs a self-contained conda instance that is managed by the R/Bioconductor installation machinery. This aims to provide a consistent Python environment that can be used reliably by Bioconductor packages. Functions are also provided to enable smooth interoperability of multiple Python environments in a single R session.
Author: Aaron Lun [aut, cre, cph], Vince Carey [ctb]
Maintainer: Aaron Lun <infinite.monkeys.with.keyboards at gmail.com>
Citation
From within R, enter citation("basilisk"):
Aaron Lun. basilisk: Freezing Python Dependencies Inside Bioconductor Packages. doi:10.18129/B9.bioc.basilisk, R package version 1.25.0, https://bioconductor.org/packages/basilisk.
Generated from the package metadata; it may differ from the package's own citation.
Installation
To install this package, start R (version "4.6") and enter:
if (!require("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE))
install.packages("BiocManager")
## The following initializes the development version of Bioconductor
BiocManager::install(version = "devel")
BiocManager::install("basilisk")For older versions of R, please refer to the appropriate Bioconductor release.
Details
| Version | 1.25.0 |
| License | GPL-3 |
| Bug Reports | https://github.com/LTLA/basilisk/issues |
| Last updated | 2026-04-28 |
| In Bioconductor since | BioC 3.11 (R-4.0) (6 years) |
| Downloads rank | 108 of 2,456 |
| Source branch | devel |
| Build report | Bioconductor build system, r-universe |
| biocViews | Infrastructure, Software |
| Package Short Url | https://bioconductor.org/packages/basilisk/ |
Documentation
To view documentation for the version of this package installed in your system, start R and enter:
browseVignettes("basilisk")| Freezing Python versions inside Bioconductor packages | HTML | R Script |
| Reference Manual | ||
| NEWS | Text |
Download
Follow the installation instructions to use this package in your R session.
| Source package | basilisk_1.25.0.tar.gz |
| Windows binary (x86_64) | basilisk_1.25.0.zip |
| macOS binary (arm64) | basilisk_1.25.0.tgz |
| macOS binary (x86_64) | basilisk_1.25.0.tgz |
| Source Repository | git clone https://git.bioconductor.org/packages/basilisk |
| Source Repository (Developer Access) | git clone git@git.bioconductor.org:packages/basilisk |
| Package Downloads Report | Download Stats |
Reverse dependencies
Imports Me (30): BiocHail, BiocSklearn, cbpManager, cfTools, densvis, DNAcycP2, DOtools, FLAMES, grayleafspotr, Ibex, immLynx, MACSr, MOFA2, OAtools, ontoProc, orthos, Pirat, Rcwl, recountmethylation, ReUseData, scifer, scPipe, SimBu, sketchR, snifter, spatialDE, StatescopeR, stPipe, velociraptor, zellkonverter