R: Install Python

install_python {reticulate} | R Documentation

## Install Python

### Description

Download and install Python, using the pyenv. and pyenv-win projects.

### Usage

    install_python(version, list = FALSE, force = FALSE)

### Arguments

`version` | The version of Python to install.
`list` | Boolean; if set, list the set of available Python versions?
`force` | Boolean; force re-installation even if the requested version of Python is already installed?

### Details

In general, it is recommended that Python virtual environments are created using the copies of Python installed by `install_python()`. For example:

    library(reticulate)
    version <- "3.8.7"
    install_python(version = version)
    virtualenv_create("my-environment", python_version = version)
    use_virtualenv("my-environment", required = TRUE)

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