install_backend: Install the MIDAS2 Python backend

In rMIDAS2: Multiple Imputation with 'MIDAS2' Denoising Autoencoders

Install the MIDAS2 Python backend

Description

Creates an isolated Python environment and installs the midasverse-midas-api package (which pulls in midasverse-midas as a dependency).

Usage

install_backend(
  method = c("pip", "conda", "uv"),
  envname = "midas2_env",
  package = "midasverse-midas-api"
)

Arguments

method	Character. One of "pip", "conda", or "uv".
envname	Character. Name of the virtual environment to create (default "midas2_env").
package	Character. Package specifier to install (default "midasverse-midas-api").

Details

This is the only function in the package that uses reticulate, and only for environment creation. It is never used at runtime.

Value

No return value, called for side effects.

Examples

## Not run: 
install_backend()
install_backend(method = "conda")

## End(Not run)

rMIDAS2 documentation built on March 12, 2026, 9:07 a.m.