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[]$ module purge
[]$ echo $PATH
[]$ module load gcc/13.2.0 python/3.12.0
[]$ echo $PATH
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/python/3.12.0-ovfqpv2/bin:/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/util-linux-uuid/2.38.1-x54sns7/bin:
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/sqlite/3.43.2-vkxcwyj/bin:/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/openssl/3.1.3-shbr5xo/bin:
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/gettext/0.22.3-54ib6sn/bin:/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/tar/1.34-drux4fh/bin:
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/pigz/2.7-6mr4kci/bin:/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/libxml2/2.10.3-5toq4pi/bin:
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/xz/5.4.1-uainak7/bin:/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/libiconv/1.17-3dj22ny/bin:
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/gdbm/1.23-idyayjv/bin:/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/readline/8.2-j6zrtuz/bin:
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/ncurses/6.4-y257enz/bin:/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/expat/2.5.0-3aw2urq/bin:
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/bzip2/1.0.8-7q5awx3/bin:/apps/u/spack/gcc/11.4.1/gcc/13.2.0-sxnvmb2/bin:
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/zstd/1.5.5-ibvf7gj/bin:/apps/s/arcc/1.0/bin:
/apps/s/slurm/latest/bin:/home/salexan5<username>/.local/bin:/home/salexan5<username>/bin:/usr/share/Modules/bin:
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin

[]$ which python
/apps/u/spack/gcc/13.2.0/python/3.12.0-ovfqpv2/bin/python

Will changing the version of Python affect R? In this case probably not.

But if underlying versions of libraries are changing - then maybe - and that’s the best we can say…

Remember: The more complicated your environments, the more dependencies there’ll be, the more potential for dependency hell.