Installation

Custom

Conda Installation

  1. Download Miniconda Installer

    • Visit the Miniconda Downloads page.

    • Select the Linux installer for Python 2.x or 3.x as per your requirements.

  2. Open a Terminal

    • Open a terminal window on Linux by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T, or search for “Terminal” in the applications menu.

  3. Navigate to Download Directory

    cd ~/Downloads

    Change to the directory where the installer was downloaded, usually the Downloads directory.

  4. Make the Installer Executable

    • Make the downloaded script executable. Replace Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh with the actual downloaded file name.

      chmod +x Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

  5. Run the Installer

    • Execute the installer script and follow the on-screen instructions.

      ./Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

    • You’ll need to approve the license agreement and choose the installation location.

  6. Initialize Conda

    • After installation, initialize Miniconda to add Conda to your PATH.

  7. Close and Reopen Your Terminal

    • To apply the changes, close and reopen your terminal window.

Creating Environment

Create python 3.8 environment

Note

The name of the conda environment in this example is tiegcm.

conda create --name tiegcm python=3.8

Installing tiegcmpy

Warning

cartopy requires geos which doesn’t install properly via the pip install. Use the command below if you face the issue.

conda install -c conda-forge cartopy

To install tiegcmpy, run the following command:

pip install tiegcmpy

NCAR Derecho

Creating Environment

Load Conda module

module load conda

Create python 3.8 environment

Note

The name of the conda environment in this example is tiegcm.

conda create --name tiegcm python=3.8

Activate Environment

Note

Make sure the conda module is loaded.

conda activate tiegcm

Installing tiegcmpy

Warning

cartopy requires geos which doesn’t install properly via the pip install. Use the command below if you face the issue.

conda install -c conda-forge cartopy

To install tiegcmpy, run the following command:

pip install tiegcmpy

NASA Pleiades

Creating Environment

Load Conda module

module use -a /swbuild/analytix/tools/modulefiles
module load miniconda3/v4

Note

Replace $USER with your username on Pleiades.

export CONDA_PKGS_DIRS=/nobackup/$USER/.conda/pkgs

Create python 3.8 environment

conda create -n tiegcm python=3.8

Activate Environment

Note

The name of your environment will be set to my_{environment_name} due to Pleiades deployment. Make sure the conda module is loaded.

conda activate my_tiegcm

Installing tiegcmpy

Warning

cartopy requires geos which doesn’t install properly via the pip install. Use the command below if you face the issue.

conda install -c conda-forge cartopy

To install tiegcmpy, run the following command:

pip install tiegcmpy