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R does have namespaces. Take a look at the NAMESPACE file found at the root of every R package, which defines the symbols and methods exported by the package.

• _Wintermute 2y ago
  > which defines the symbols and methods exported by the package Which are all dumped into the one single global namespace regardless if you want everything or not. I can't remember the exact number, but tidyverse package imports literally thousands of things into your global namespace on package load, coupled with any other dependencies and you have a hell of a time figuring out where any function or constant came from.
  • mjhay 2y ago
    Calling library() is kind of an antipattern in production R code. You can either call namespaced functions (like say dplyr::mutate()), or use roxygen. https://roxygen2.r-lib.org/articles/namespace.html https://roxygen2.r-lib.org/articles/namespace.html
    • disgruntledphd2 2y ago
      Agreed but the GP isn't wrong. It's much much nicer to import a library with an alias in Python.