Install the uv Python package manager

Downloads and runs the official uv installer for the current platform. On Unix and macOS the installer script is fetched from https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh and piped to sh. On Windows it is fetched from https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 and executed with powershell.

Usage

install_uv(version = NULL, quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

version

Character scalar. A specific uv release to install, e.g. "0.6.1". When NULL (the default) the latest release is installed.

quiet

Logical. Suppress installer output. Default FALSE.

Value

Invisibly returns the path to the installed uv binary.

Details

The installer places the uv binary in ~/.local/bin (Unix/macOS) or %USERPROFILE%\.local\bin (Windows) and does not require administrator privileges or any system package manager.

See also

available(), uv_version()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
install_uv()
install_uv(version = "0.6.1")
} # }