/categories/programming/ Recent content in Programming on Kailas Venkitasubramanian Hugo en Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/posts/2022-05-10-make-your-code-purr-a-short-intro-to-iterating-using-purr-in-r/ Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/posts/2022-05-10-make-your-code-purr-a-short-intro-to-iterating-using-purr-in-r/ <script src="/blog/posts/2022-05-10-make-your-code-purr-a-short-intro-to-iterating-using-purr-in-r/index_files/clipboard/clipboard.min.js"></script> <link href="/blog/posts/2022-05-10-make-your-code-purr-a-short-intro-to-iterating-using-purr-in-r/index_files/xaringanExtra-clipboard/xaringanExtra-clipboard.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <script src="/blog/posts/2022-05-10-make-your-code-purr-a-short-intro-to-iterating-using-purr-in-r/index_files/xaringanExtra-clipboard/xaringanExtra-clipboard.js"></script> <script>window.xaringanExtraClipboard(null, {"button":"<i class=\"fa fa-clipboard\"><\/i> Copy Code","success":"<i class=\"fa fa-check\" style=\"color: ##90BE6D\"><\/i> Copied!","error":"Press Ctrl+C to Copy"})</script> <link href="/blog/posts/2022-05-10-make-your-code-purr-a-short-intro-to-iterating-using-purr-in-r/index_files/font-awesome/css/all.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="/blog/posts/2022-05-10-make-your-code-purr-a-short-intro-to-iterating-using-purr-in-r/index_files/font-awesome/css/v4-shims.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <h2 id="introducing-purrr">Introducing &lsquo;Purrr&rsquo; <a href="#introducing-purrr"><svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"></path> <path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path> </svg></a> </h2> <p>What&rsquo;s programming without iterating? <code>Purrr</code> is a package that provides a set of tools for working with functions and vectors in R.</p> <p>Built on top of the map functions (e.g., <code>lapply()</code>, <code>sapply()</code>, etc.) in base R <code>Purrr</code> provides a more consistent and modern syntax. <code>Purrr</code> is particularly useful for performing repeated operations on lists and data frames. It provides a collection of functions that make it easier to apply functions to data, iterate over lists and vectors, and manipulate data in a flexible way.</p>