build_backend: A function to build the environment for fastrerandomize....

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A function to build the environment for fastrerandomize. Builds a conda environment in which 'JAX' and 'np' are installed. Users can also create a conda environment where 'JAX' and 'np' are installed themselves.

Description

A function to build the environment for fastrerandomize. Builds a conda environment in which 'JAX' and 'np' are installed. Users can also create a conda environment where 'JAX' and 'np' are installed themselves.

Usage

build_backend(conda_env = "fastrerandomize", conda = "auto")

Arguments

conda_env	(default = "fastrerandomize") Name of the conda environment in which to place the backends.
conda	(default = auto) The path to a conda executable. Using "auto" allows reticulate to attempt to automatically find an appropriate conda binary.

Value

Invisibly returns NULL; this function is used for its side effects of creating and configuring a conda environment for fastrerandomize. This function requires an Internet connection. You can find out a list of conda Python paths via: Sys.which("python")

Examples

## Not run: 
# Create a conda environment named "fastrerandomize"
# and install the required Python packages (jax, numpy, etc.)
build_backend(conda_env = "fastrerandomize", conda = "auto")

# If you want to specify a particular conda path:
# build_backend(conda_env = "fastrerandomize", conda = "/usr/local/bin/conda")

## End(Not run)

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