Install a portable Python distribution — install_python_standalone • shinyelectron

Downloads and caches a portable Python build from python-build-standalone.

Usage

install_python_standalone(
  version = NULL,
  platform = NULL,
  arch = NULL,
  force = FALSE,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

version: Character string. Python version to install (e.g., "3.14.6"). If NULL, the maintained pin in SHINYELECTRON_DEFAULTS$runtime_versions$python$version is used.
platform: Character string. Target platform.
arch: Character string. Target architecture.
force: Logical. Whether to reinstall if already cached.
verbose: Logical. Whether to show progress.

Value

Character string. Path to the installed Python directory.

See also

install_r_portable(), install_nodejs() for other runtime installers; python_executable() to find the installed Python path.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Install default Python version
install_python_standalone()

# Install specific version
install_python_standalone(version = "3.12.0")
} # }