Need way of setting mirrors / alternate download locations for install and packages

[Axel-Shark]

My org blocks https://www.python.org/ftp/python so reticulate commands like install_python() and py_install() fail since they're hitting https://www.python.org/ftp/python by default.

We have internal mirrors for all of the sources but I don't see any mention in the reticulate MAN for how to define alternate sources / mirrors

[t-kalinowski]

You can point pip at your org's mirror by setting an env var like

PIP_INDEX_URL=https://<custom-mirror-url>

or by creating a global pip.conf file with the index-url set. That should work for py_install() and virtualenv_create()/virtualenv_install(), but I'm not sure about install_python().

You might also be able to use the Posit package manager, using the setup instructions here:
https://packagemanager.posit.co/client/#/repos/pypi/setup

[Axel-Shark]

Thank you! I'm new to Python and hadn't come across any of these options while looking for an answer. This looks promising!