# Installation Guide

## Install from CRAN

Install the acro package from CRAN as follows:

    install.packages("acro")

## Development Version

To install the development version from GitHub:

    # Install devtools if you haven't already
    install.packages("devtools")

    # Install ACRO-R from GitHub
    devtools::install_github("AI-SDC/ACRO-R")

## Prerequisites

ACRO-R requires: - R version 4.0 or higher - Python 3.10+ or higher

## Initialization

The package interfaces with the Python ACRO library. Use `acro_init()` to automatically handle the Python environment setup:

    library("acro")
    acro_init(suppress = TRUE)

This will create a virtual environment and install the required Python packages if they are missing.

## Troubleshooting

If you are having problems installing the package, please see the simplified steps above or check the GitHub issues.

## Verification

To verify your installation works correctly:

    library("acro")
    acro_init(suppress = TRUE)

If this runs without errors, your installation is successful!