f1dataR (version 2.0.0)

setup_fastf1: Setup fastf1 connection

Description

Installs or optionally updates fastf1 Python package in the current active Python environment/virtualenv/conda env.

More information on how to manage complex environment needs can be read in the reticulate docs, and tools for managing virtual environments are documented in virtualenv-tools and conda-tools

Usage

setup_fastf1(
  ...,
  envname = "f1dataR_env",
  new_env = identical(envname, "f1dataR_env")
)

Value

No return value, called to install or update fastf1 Python package.

Arguments

...

Additional parameters to pass to py_install

envname

Optionally pass an environment name used. Defaults to package default of f1dataR_env.

new_env

Whether or not to completely remove and recreate the environment provided in envname. This will fix any issues experienced by fastf1 related to package dependencies.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# Install fastf1 into the currently active Python environment
setup_fastf1()

# Reinstall fastf1 and recreate the environment.
setup_fastf1(envname = "f1dataR_env", new_env = TRUE)
}