### 4.1 R to Python

RPy has four different conversion modes. A mode can be global or local to every `Robj` object. When a global mode is active, the output from every `Robj` is converted according to that mode (see Modes). (We’ll use default as a synonym of global.)

The local mode is an attribute of the `Robj` objects, which can be retrieved with the `local_mode` method (see Methods of Robj type). When the global mode is not active, the local mode is looked up to convert the output of a given `Robj` object.