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For example, a [[Python (programming language)|Python]] package combines documentation, code and initial set up and possibly examples that could be used as [[unit testing|unit tests]] in a single file with a "py" extension.

By contrast, an [[R (programming language)|R]] package has documentation with examples in files separate from the code, possibly bundled with other material such as sample data sets and introductory vignettes. The source code for an R package is contained in a directory with a master "description" file and separate subdirectories for documentation, code, optionalor data sets suitable for unit or regression testing, and perhaps others.<ref>{{cite book|title=Writing R Extensions |authorlink=<!-- R Development Core Team --> |url =https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-exts.html }}</ref> A formal package compilation process

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