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The SDE Package Manager allows you to install pre-approved packages through CRAN and Pypi Mirrors for use with Databricks.

Each Databricks cluster will still have a set of pre-installed packages that can be used when working in Databricks notebooks. 

You can install packages from the Package Manager directly into your notebook. 

Notebook-scoped packages do not persist and will need to be installed each time you open a new notebook. 


Installing Python pacakges

To install a package, enter and run this in a notebook cell:

%pip install --index-url https://packages.sde.digital.nhs.uk/repository/pypi-mirror/simple [package name]


Installing R packages

To install a package, enter and run this in a notebook cell: 

install.packages("package name", repos = "https://packages.sde.digital.nhs.uk/repository/cran-mirror/", dependencies = TRUE)


Last edited: 15 March 2024 1:22 pm