SendKeys and Python 2.7

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

In message <mailman.638.1284137343.29448.python-list at python.org>, Jakson A. 
Aquino wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 6:26 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
> <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
>
>> In message <mailman.600.1284026879.29448.python-list at python.org>, Jakson
>> A. Aquino wrote:
>>
>>> I would like to send code from Vim [1] to R [2] on Microsoft Windows.
>>
>> Why such a roundabout way? Why not just run R in a subprocess and feed it
>> a script to run?
> 
> Emacs with ESS runs R in a subprocess (at least I think it does). Vim
> can't do that.

Why not?

> The plugin doesn't simply send code to R. It has many other features
> that make it easier to edit R scripts.

But those are editing functions, nothing to do with R.