Check if Conda exists, if not instals miniconda, add the python eikon module to the python environment r-eikon

This function can also be used to update the required python packages so that you can always use the latest version of the pyhton packages numpy and eikon. For a pure reinstall of miniconda and the refinitiv python libraries set set reset = TRUE and update = FALSE

Usage

install_eikon(
  method = "conda",
  conda = "auto",
  envname = "r-eikon",
  update = TRUE,
  reset = FALSE,
  restart_session = TRUE
)

Arguments

method: Installation method. By default, "auto" automatically finds a method that will work in the local environment. Change the default to force a specific installation method. Note that the "virtualenv" method is not available on Windows.
conda: The path to a conda executable. Use "auto" to allow reticulate to automatically find an appropriate conda binary. See Finding Conda in the reticulate package for more details
envname: the name for the conda environment that will be used, default r-eikon. Don't Change!
update: boolean, allow to rerun the command to update the miniconda environment and the packages required to update the python packages numpy,eikon, and refinitiv dataplatform defaults to TRUE
reset: boolean, this will remove the miniconda r-eikon environment and reinstall miniconda, the conda environment and relevant packages.
restart_session: boolean, Restart R session after installing (note this will only occur within RStudio).

Value

None

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
install_eikon()
} # }

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# when you get the error the refinitiv library cannot
# be found anymore or errors during installation:
install_eikon(update = FALSE, reset = TRUE)
} # }