Removed references to setup_fastf1()

pbulsink · pbulsink · commit 7ee72b471f41 · 2026-04-27T20:04:19.000-04:00
Since it's not needed anymore, in follow-up to CRAN comments on submission of 2.0.2.
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Roxygen: list(markdown = TRUE)
 RoxygenNote: 7.3.3
 Depends: 
     R (>= 3.5.0),
-    reticulate (>= 1.41)
+    reticulate (>= 1.46)
 Imports: 
     glue,
     magrittr,
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # f1dataR 2.0.2
 
-* Updated code to match new `reticulate` interface for package and environment management.
+* Updated code to match new `reticulate` interface for package and environment management (#300).
+  * Documented changes (including requirement for `reticulate` `v1.46.0`).
 * Updated tests to use `vcr` package to reduce hits on the Jolpica API.
 * Removed support for FastF1 v < 3.0 (now causes errors instead of warnings).
 * Test suite and automated testing changes to reflect the above changes.
diff --git a/R/circuit_details.R b/R/circuit_details.R
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #' Cache directory can be set by setting `option(f1dataR.cache = [cache dir])`,
 #' default is the current working directory.
 #'
-#' If you have trouble with errors mentioning 'fastf1' or 'get_fastf1_version()' read the
-#' 'Setup FastF1 Connection vignette (run \code{vignette('setup_fastf1', 'f1dataR')}).
-#'
 #' @param season number from 2018 to current season. Defaults to current season.
 #' @param round number from 1 to 23 (depending on season selected). Also accepts race name.
 #' @param log_level Detail of logging from fastf1 to be displayed. Choice of:
diff --git a/R/load_driver_telemetry.R b/R/load_driver_telemetry.R
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #' \code{vignette('introduction', 'f1dataR')} to read). Multiple drivers' telemetry can be appended
 #' to one data frame by the user.
 #'
-#' If you have trouble with errors mentioning 'fastf1' or 'get_fastf1_version()' read the
-#' "Setup FastF1 Connection" vignette (run \code{vignette('setup_fastf1', 'f1dataR')}).
-#'
 #' @param season number from 2018 to current season (defaults to current season).
 #' @param round number from 1 to 23 (depending on season selected). Also accepts race name.
 #' @param session the code for the session to load Options are `'FP1'`, `'FP2'`, `'FP3'`,
diff --git a/R/load_race_session.R b/R/load_race_session.R
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 #' session data streams. See the \href{https://docs.fastf1.dev/}{fastf1 documentation}
 #' for more details on the data returned by the python API.
 #'
-#' If you have trouble with errors mentioning 'fastf1' or 'get_fastf1_version()' read the
-#' 'Setup FastF1 Connection vignette (run \code{vignette('setup_fastf1', 'f1dataR')}).
-#'
 #' Cache directory can be set by setting `option(f1dataR.cache = [cache dir])`,
 #' default is the current working directory.
 #'
diff --git a/R/load_session_laps.R b/R/load_session_laps.R
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 #' Cache directory can be set by setting `option(f1dataR.cache = [cache dir])`,
 #' default is the current working directory.
 #'
-#' If you have trouble with errors mentioning 'fastf1' or 'get_fastf1_version()' read the
-#' 'Setup FastF1 Connection vignette (run \code{vignette('setup_fastf1', 'f1dataR')}).
-#'
 #' @inheritParams load_race_session
 #' @param add_weather Whether to add weather information to the laps. See
 #' \href{https://docs.fastf1.dev/core.html#fastf1.core.Laps.get_weather_data}{fastf1 documentation} for info on weather.
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ get_ergast_content <- function(url) {
     "get_ergast_content()",
     details = c(
       "i" = "At the end of 2024 season the Ergast Motor Racing Database API was shut down.",
-      " " = "Update f1dataR to use the new jolpica-f1 API data source"
+      " " = "Update f1dataR to use the new jolpica-f1 API data source."
     )
   )
 
@@ -290,16 +290,12 @@ check_ff1_version <- function() {
   if (version < "3.1") {
     cli::cli_abort(c(
       "An old version of {.pkg FastF1} is in use. {.pkg f1dataR} requires {.pkg FastF1} version 3.1.0 or newer.",
-      x = "Support for older {.pkg FastF1} versions was removed in {.pkg f1dataR} v1.6.0",
-      i = "You can update your {.pkg FastF1} installation manually, or by running:",
-      " " = "{.code setup_fastf1()}"
+      x = "Support for older {.pkg FastF1} versions was removed in {.pkg f1dataR} v1.6.0"
     ))
   } else if (version < "3.4") {
     cli::cli_warn(c(
       "An old version of {.pkg FastF1} is in use. {.pkg f1dataR} requires {.pkg FastF1} version 3.4.0 or newer for some functions.",
-      x = "Support for older {.pkg FastF1} versions may be removed soon.",
-      i = "You can update your {.pkg FastF1} installation manually, or by running:",
-      " " = "{.code setup_fastf1()}"
+      x = "Support for older {.pkg FastF1} versions may be removed soon."
     ))
   } else {
     invisible(TRUE)
@@ -322,8 +318,6 @@ get_fastf1_version <- function() {
   if (length(ver) == 0) {
     cli::cli_warn(
       "Ensure {.pkg fastf1} Python package is installed.",
-      i = "Please run this to install the most recent version:",
-      " " = "{.code setup_fastf1()}"
     )
     return(NA)
   }
diff --git a/cran-comments.md b/cran-comments.md
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ It improves compliance with ggplot2 functions after the 2025 update,
 improves python environment handling for reticulate,
 and refactors out dplyr deprecated code. 
 It includes minor bugfixes in package functionality
-and testing. Finally, it removes long deprecated internal code.
+and testing. It removes long deprecated internal code.
+
+Finally, it resolves the note that was raised by Uwe Ligges on
+Monday, April 27, 2026, 1:19 am, about setup_fastf1 links not working.
diff --git a/man/load_circuit_details.Rd b/man/load_circuit_details.Rd
diff --git a/man/load_driver_telemetry.Rd b/man/load_driver_telemetry.Rd
diff --git a/man/load_race_session.Rd b/man/load_race_session.Rd
diff --git a/man/load_session_laps.Rd b/man/load_session_laps.Rd
diff --git a/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml b/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ reference:
     - time_to_sec
     - clear_f1_cache
     - change_cache
-    - setup_fastf1
     - get_current_season
     - get_fastf1_version
 
diff --git a/vignettes/alonso-penalty-2024.Rmd b/vignettes/alonso-penalty-2024.Rmd
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ vignette: >
 In the closing laps of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, the lone remaining Mercedes of George Russell was in a showdown with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso. On the penultimate lap, Russell crashed out at turn 6-7, coming to a stop at an awkward angle and askew across the track. Following the race, both drivers were called to the Stewards, who discussed the incident with both drivers and reviewed data and video. They handed Alonso a 20 second penalty for causing the crash, despite there not having been any contact between the two drivers. A large portion of the decision rested on the telemetry from the drivers' cars. While the Stewards, FIA and teams have much more detailed data than we do, we can repeat their analysis using R, `f1dataR` and the Python FastF1 package.
 
 # Accessing the Data
-We'll start by loading the `f1dataR` package, and preparing the Python virtual environment (including installing FastF1). This happens automatically with a call to `setup_fastf1()`, [see the setup_fastf1 vignette](setup_fastf1.Rmd) for more information.
+We'll start by loading the `f1dataR` package.
 
 
 ``` r
 library(f1dataR)
-setup_fastf1()
 ```
 
 Since the crash occurred on lap 57, we'll download telemetry for Alonso for the five previous laps to compare what Alonso did on the fateful lap compared to those before. We'll also load Russell's telemetry from those same laps to see how he reacts before the crash. Note we use some `dplyr` for data manipulation.
diff --git a/vignettes/alonso-penalty-2024.Rmd.orig b/vignettes/alonso-penalty-2024.Rmd.orig
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ if (dir.exists(file.path(tempdir(), "vignettes", "vig_build_tmp"))) {
 }
 dir.create(file.path(tempdir(), "vignettes", "vig_build_tmp"), recursive = TRUE)
 withr::local_options(f1dataR.cache = file.path(tempdir(), "vignettes", "vig_build_tmp"))
-f1dataR::setup_fastf1()
 
 knitr::knit_hooks$set(optipng = knitr::hook_optipng)
 withr::local_timezone("UTC")
@@ -36,11 +35,10 @@ library(dplyr)
 In the closing laps of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, the lone remaining Mercedes of George Russell was in a showdown with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso. On the penultimate lap, Russell crashed out at turn 6-7, coming to a stop at an awkward angle and askew across the track. Following the race, both drivers were called to the Stewards, who discussed the incident with both drivers and reviewed data and video. They handed Alonso a 20 second penalty for causing the crash, despite there not having been any contact between the two drivers. A large portion of the decision rested on the telemetry from the drivers' cars. While the Stewards, FIA and teams have much more detailed data than we do, we can repeat their analysis using R, `f1dataR` and the Python FastF1 package.
 
 # Accessing the Data
-We'll start by loading the `f1dataR` package, and preparing the Python virtual environment (including installing FastF1). This happens automatically with a call to `setup_fastf1()`, [see the setup_fastf1 vignette](setup_fastf1.Rmd) for more information.
+We'll start by loading the `f1dataR` package.
 
 ```{r setup, eval=FALSE}
 library(f1dataR)
-setup_fastf1()
 ```
 
 Since the crash occurred on lap 57, we'll download telemetry for Alonso for the five previous laps to compare what Alonso did on the fateful lap compared to those before. We'll also load Russell's telemetry from those same laps to see how he reacts before the crash. Note we use some `dplyr` for data manipulation.
diff --git a/vignettes/plotting-turn-info.Rmd.orig b/vignettes/plotting-turn-info.Rmd.orig
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ if (dir.exists(file.path(tempdir(), "vignettes", "vig_build_tmp"))) {
 }
 dir.create(file.path(tempdir(), "vignettes", "vig_build_tmp"), recursive = TRUE)
 withr::local_options(f1dataR.cache = file.path(tempdir(), "vignettes", "vig_build_tmp"))
-f1dataR::setup_fastf1()
 
 knitr::knit_hooks$set(optipng = knitr::hook_optipng)
 withr::local_timezone("UTC")
