2025.01.0-39

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• -Setup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (system level install)
• -UserSetup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (user level install)
• .deb for Debian-based Linux (Ubuntu 22+)
• .rpm for Red Hat-based Linux (RHEL9)

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Release Notes

New Features

• Added a setting to specify default R repositories #5547
• Exposed RuntimeCodeExecutionMode arg to positron.runtime.executeCode() in the API for extensions #5450
• Simplified logic for switching runtimes in a notebook #5558
• Speed up Python startup by not eagerly importing large third party libraries #5599

Bug Fixes

• Improved runtime session stability #5380
• Fixed r.packageInstall command #5554, #5579
• Fixed duplicate notebook progress bars #5546
• Fixed shutting down a notebook when no session is running #5560
• Fixed interactive matplotlib plots in notebooks #5601
• Fixed intermittent unresponsive interrupt button in notebooks #5566, #5629
• ? and ?? are no longer detected as syntax errors in notebooks #5561
• No longer eagerly evaluate ibis expressions #5625
• Fixed the experimental Data Explorer feature for directly viewing data files with <10 rows #5644

Dependencies

• Updated ms-python upstream to v2024.20.0

2024.12.0-96

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Installers can be found under the Assets section below. The filename extensions for each platform are:

• .dmg for macOS 10.15+ (Universal)
• -Setup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (system level install)
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• .deb for Debian-based Linux (Ubuntu 22+)
• .rpm for Red Hat-based Linux (RHEL9)

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Release Notes

New Features

• Added new "Set as Working Directory" command from the Explorer pane #5476
• Updated how language keyboard shortcuts are made available in Quarto documents, and integrated recent improvements from the Quarto extension #5451
• The Variables pane now has support for formulas and haven objects in R #4119, #5327
• Added new (optional) logging for installing Python modules #5529

Bug Fixes

• Fixed how Python interpreters are identified in the New Project Wizard #5502
• Fixed R diagnostics for assignments in calls #3048
• Fixed how ark sets R environment variables #3637

2024.12.0-80

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Installers can be found under the Assets section below. The filename extensions for each platform are:

• .dmg for macOS 10.15+ (Universal)
• -Setup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (system level install)
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• .deb for Debian-based Linux (Ubuntu 22+)
• .rpm for Red Hat-based Linux (RHEL9)

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Release Notes

New Features

• Added support for summary stats and sparklines to the experimental Data Explorer feature for directly viewing data files #5414, #5477
• Content in the Viewer pane can now pop out to an editor tab #4808
• Added new UI for code to resume database connections #5449
• Database connection metadata are now stored in encrypted storage #5456

Bug Fixes

• Fixed F1 Help for Python #5405
• Vastly improved behavior of Variables pane for (large) R objects #5453
• Fixed the vertical splitter in the Variables pane #5391
• IPyWidgets now work in notebooks #5464
• Data Explorer tabs are now restored on a reload #5475
• Fixed restarting notebooks #5461
• Fixed how matplotlib objects are presented in the Plots pane #5437

2024.12.0-41

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Installers can be found under the Assets section below. The filename extensions for each platform are:

• .dmg for macOS 10.15+ (Universal)
• -Setup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (system level install)
• -UserSetup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (user level install)
• .deb for Debian-based Linux (Ubuntu 22+)
• .rpm for Red Hat-based Linux

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Release Notes

New Features

• Added options to choose whether to echo or not when sourcing .R files #5237
• Now index all top-level variables in R files as workspace symbols #5274
• Display which package R functions and objects are from in completions ##5225
• Set default profile for integrated terminal to bash on Linux #4946
• Added new UI to list active and previous database connections #5107
• Added support for F1 Help in Quarto documents #4097
• Made the new Positron Kernel Supervisor the default for desktop builds #5299
• Improved how Python objects passed via reticulate to R are presented in Variables pane #3502
• Improved the default projects names in the New Project Wizard #5364

Bug Fixes

• Fixed several timing bugs for when apps are opened in the Viewer #5187, #5197, #5306
• Resolved an R crash if Positron reattaches after busy #4959
• Fixed an interpreter bug in notebooks #5310
• Fixed how notebooks treat errors when cells are queued #5295
• Fixed how notebook interpreters interacted with console interpreters #5305
• Fixed Help for dark themes #4790
• Fixed an intermittent bug with extra spaces on Windows #5258
• Fixed how Positron's bundled Quarto is identified #4511

2024.11.0-140

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Installers can be found under the Assets section below. The filename extensions for each platform are:

• .dmg for macOS 10.15+ (Universal)
• -Setup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (system level install)
• -UserSetup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (user level install)
• .deb for Debian-based Linux (Ubuntu 22+)
• .rpm for Red Hat-based Linux

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Release Notes

New Features

• Added new support for directly configurable R interpreter locations #2235
• Added nested outline sections via markdown-like comments in .R files thanks to @kv9898 #3822
• Improved error message for a missing SQLite system requirement #4698
• Improved error messages for direct viewing of data files via the Data Explorer #5133
• Improved support for Streamlit and FastAPI on Workbench #5138

Bug Fixes

• Fixed installation on Linux when VS Code is also installed #4875
• Fixed how the experimental Python reticulate sessions exit #5056
• Fixed a recent performance degradation in the Data Explorer #5176
• Fixed new folder creation on Windows #5204

2024.11.0-116

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Installers can be found under the Assets section below. The filename extensions for each platform are:

• .dmg for macOS 10.15+ (Universal)
• -Setup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (system level install)
• -UserSetup.exe for Windows 10, 11 x64 (user level install)
• .deb for Debian-based Linux (Ubuntu 22+)
• .rpm for Red Hat-based Linux

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Release Notes

New Features

• Added smooth scrolling support to Data Explorer for both columns and rows 😎 #5078
• Add support for row filters and column sorting to the experimental feature of direct viewing of data files #5126 and #5127
• Also updated experimental feature for direct viewing of data files (parquet, csv, etc) to support Windows #5084
• Setting python.languageServerLogLevel can now be overridden in settings.json #5143

Bug Fixes

• Updated the version information reported by the Positron CLI #1373
• Fixed the Positron build number shown in Linux .deb and .rpm installations #5159
• Fixed Data Explorer column summary reporting for nullable Pandas types #5066
• Fixed Data Explorer from unnecessarily computing column summary data twice when applying a filter #5150
• Addressed timeouts observed in Data Explorer calculation of column summary for large data frames #2851 and #4629
• Fixed an issue to stop Data Explorer sending empty column summary and data requests #5170
• Addressed a keybinding issue with executing code in Quarto consistently on all platforms #4767
• Fixed an issue with saving plots in the web UI #4800
• Fixed creating a new folder in the web UI #5105
• Fixed an issue with using git in the new project wizard when using the web UI #5089
• Fixed an issue with scrolling in the interpreter popup menu in the web UI #4888
• Fixed a refresh issue with the Variables pane when using Python (reticulate) from R #4869
• Dimmed non-previewable items in the Connections pane #5060

2024.11.0-69

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Installers can be found under the Assets section below. The filename extensions for each platform are:

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• .rpm for Red Hat-based Linux

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Release Notes

New Features

• Added support for saving Python based plots in TIFF format (R support should be in next prerelease) #4690
• Added an experimental feature to view .csv, .tsv or .parquet files in the Data Explorer directly #4963

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a number of syntax highlighting issues for R files #3688
• Fixed an issue where starting Python venv in one workspace may cause it to start in another workspace #4552
• Fixed an issue with the New Project Wizard when used in the Workbench web UI #4840
• Stopped reticulate environments from automatically starting as default Python interpreters #4870

Dependencies

• Updated ms-python upstream to v2024.14.1

2024.11.0-49

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Release Notes

New Features

• Added logic to discover non-current R installations from the Windows registry #4820
• Added support to debug Python web applications #4795
• Made a change to allow workspace overrides for interpreter settings #4974
• Improved support for Python app frameworks when hosted in Workbench #4978
• Added support for long inputs in R Console execution #4745
• Added support for the display of non-nested R sections in the Outline view (thank you @kv9898!). Partially addresses #3822

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue to stop a previously hidden Panel from appearing after the last file is closed #4756
• Fixed an issue with input prompts not showing in notebooks #4199
• Fixed an issue where saving new R notebooks were being incorrectly set as Python based notebooks #4796
• Fixed an issue with the preservation of notebook cell language when changing cell type #4898
• Fixed an issue with streamed ANSI output in notebooks #3723
• Fixed an issue where interactive Plotly plots were always showing in the Viewer pane despite the setting requesting they be shown in the Plots pane #4909
• Fixed a regression with some R plots that were not showing on Windows #4930
• Fixed an issue with env vars leaking between tasks #4953
• Fixed a regression with multiline R code and readline usage in the Console #4901
• Improved readline prompt detection in R debug sessions #4742

2024.10.0-14

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Release Notes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem with the scheme for local HTML files on Windows #4939

2024.10.0-13

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Release Notes

New Features

• Improved keyboard navigation for Data Explorer filters #2774
• Added timestamps to Python console and kernel logs #4275
• Made Data Explorer summary statistics optional for Date/DateTime types #4356
• Added support for running Shiny Apps when Shiny extension is not installed #4675
• Updated minimum renv version to 1.0.9 #3439

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with resizing interactive plotly plots #4245
• Fixed Python help url resolution on web and workbench UI #4274
• Fixed interactive R and Python plots on web and workbench UI #4274
• Fixed an issue with missing text with repeated output in R #4519