Installation¶
Python dependencies¶
How to install nctoolkit¶
The easiest way to install the package is using conda, which will install nctoolkit and all system dependencies:
$ conda install -c conda-forge nctoolkit
nctoolkit is available from the Python Packaging Index. To install nctoolkit using pip:
$ pip install numpy
$ pip install nctoolkit
If you already have numpy installed, ignore the first line. This is only included as it will make installing some dependencies smoother. nctoolkit partly relies on cartopy for plotting. This has some additional dependencies, so you may need to follow their guide here to ensure cartopy is installed fully. If you install nctoolkit using conda, you will not need to worry about that.
If you install nctoolkit from pypi, you will need to install the system dependencies listed below.
To install the development version from GitHub:
$ pip install git+https://github.com/r4ecology/nctoolkit.git
System dependencies¶
There are two main system dependencies: Climate Data Operators, and NCO. The easiest way to install them is using conda:
$ conda install -c conda-forge cdo
$ conda install -c conda-forge nco
CDO is necessary for the package to work. NCO is an optional dependency and does not have to be installed.
If you want to install CDO from source, you can use one of the bash scripts available here.