install_aifeducation: Install aifeducation on a machine

In aifeducation: Artificial Intelligence for Education

Install aifeducation on a machine

Description

Function for installing 'aifeducation' on a machine.

Using a virtual environment (use_conda=FALSE) If 'python' is already installed the installed version is used. In the case that the required version of 'python' is different from the existing version the new version is installed. In all other cases python will be installed on the system.

#' Using a conda environment (use_conda=TRUE) If 'miniconda' is already existing on the machine no installation of 'miniconda' is applied. In this case the system checks for update and updates 'miniconda' to the newest version. If 'miniconda' is not found on the system it will be installed.

Usage

install_aifeducation(
  install_aifeducation_studio = TRUE,
  python_version = "3.12",
  cuda_version = "12.9",
  use_conda = FALSE
)

Arguments

install_aifeducation_studio	bool If TRUE all necessary R packages are installed for using AI for Education Studio.
python_version	string Python version to use/install.
cuda_version	string determining the requested version of cuda.
use_conda	bool If TRUE installation installs 'miniconda' and uses 'conda' as package manager. If FALSE installation installs python and uses virtual environments for package management.

Value

Function does nothing return. It installs python, optional R packages, and necessary 'python' packages on a machine.

Note

On MAC OS torch will be installed without support for cuda.

See Also

Other Installation and Configuration: check_aif_py_modules(), get_recommended_py_versions(), install_aifeducation_studio(), install_py_modules(), prepare_session(), set_transformers_logger(), update_aifeducation()

aifeducation documentation built on Nov. 19, 2025, 5:08 p.m.