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Used to download and install the latest versions of wheels available from https://github.com/cgohlke/geospatial-wheels.

Usage

install_wheel(
  package,
  version = "latest",
  pyversion = "latest",
  architecture = "win_amd64",
  python = get_rgeowheels_python(),
  destdir = tempdir(),
  url_only = FALSE,
  download_only = FALSE
)

Arguments

package

Python package name to install. e.g. "rasterio"

version

Python package version to install. Default "latest" determines latest version available from asset list (considers pyversion if set).

pyversion

Python version to install package for. Default "latest" determines latest version available from asset list.

architecture

Python package version to install. Default "win_amd64", alternatives include "win_arm64" and "win32".

python

Path to Python executable to use for install. Default: get_rgeowheels_python()

destdir

Destination directory for downloaded wheel file. Default: tempdir()

url_only

Return the URL of the .whl file without downloading? Default: FALSE

download_only

Download .whl file without attempting install? Default: FALSE

Value

Called for side effects (download and install a Python wheel). Returns character containing path to .whl file when url_only=TRUE or download_only=TRUE.