blob

A Simple S3 Class for Representing Vectors of Binary Data ('BLOBS')

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R's raw vector is useful for storing a single binary object. What if you want to put a vector of them in a data frame? The 'blob' package provides the blob object, a list of raw vectors, suitable for use as a column in data frame.


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Last 30 days

This package has been downloaded 590,728 times in the last 30 days. Half a million downloads! This work is now a household name in certain academic circles. The following heatmap shows the distribution of downloads per day. Yesterday, it was downloaded 26,393 times.

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13,958 downloadsMar 16, 2025
22,400 downloadsMar 17, 2025
23,605 downloadsMar 18, 2025
22,621 downloadsMar 19, 2025
21,706 downloadsMar 20, 2025
18,581 downloadsMar 21, 2025
12,408 downloadsMar 22, 2025
12,252 downloadsMar 23, 2025
20,697 downloadsMar 24, 2025
22,523 downloadsMar 25, 2025
23,024 downloadsMar 26, 2025
21,407 downloadsMar 27, 2025
17,924 downloadsMar 28, 2025
13,346 downloadsMar 29, 2025
12,367 downloadsMar 30, 2025
19,235 downloadsMar 31, 2025
21,301 downloadsApr 1, 2025
20,883 downloadsApr 2, 2025
20,357 downloadsApr 3, 2025
17,200 downloadsApr 4, 2025
12,258 downloadsApr 5, 2025
12,285 downloadsApr 6, 2025
23,884 downloadsApr 7, 2025
26,865 downloadsApr 8, 2025
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25,387 downloadsApr 10, 2025
23,175 downloadsApr 11, 2025
18,370 downloadsApr 12, 2025
17,482 downloadsApr 13, 2025
26,393 downloadsApr 14, 2025
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Last 365 days

This package has been downloaded 6,354,552 times in the last 365 days. This is the academic equivalent of going platinum. Except, you know, with more charts and fewer screaming fans. Congratulations! The day with the most downloads was Oct 30, 2024 with 27,217 downloads.

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  • Reverse Imports9 packages
  • Reverse Suggests12 packages