Software

Software#

Record software versions#

  • Main software (Stata 17, R 4.5.3, Python 3.12.5)

  • All packages, with versions

    • not always possible in Stata

  • Where did you get them — CRAN, PyPI, SSC, a GitHub repo?

  • Pin versions where the language allows it

    • not always possible in Stata…

Record your dependencies#

  • Stata:

  • R:

    • sessionInfo()

    • installed.packages()

Where did they come from?#

  • Provide installation code (not manual instructions)

  • But do not constantly re-install

    • Conditional processing of install code: if package not present, install; else skip

    • Example code: AEA replication template

Use environments#

Project-local package environments keep one (sub-)project from breaking another, and travel with your code.

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