<h3id="org69f771a">Getting the list of installed packages and their version</h3>
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This topic is discussed on <ahref="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20180543/how-to-check-version-of-python-modules">StackOverflow</a>. When using <code>pip</code> (the Python
package installer) within a shell command, it is easy to query the
version of all installed packages (note that on your system, you may
have to use either <code>pip</code> or <code>pip3</code> depending on how it is named and which
versions of Python are available on your machine.
versions of Python are available on your machine
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Here for example how I get these information on my machine:
<h3id="org4d32e3b">Installing a new package or a specific version</h3>
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This section is mostly a cut and paste from the <ahref="https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/219949047-Installing-older-versions-of-packages">recent post by Ian
Pylvainen</a> on this topic. It comprises a very clear explanation on how