Python - Installation¶

Miniconda¶

Miniconda is a minimal installer for Conda.
Conda is a package, dependency, and environment management for any language.

Download the latest miniconda:

wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

Run bash script, read terms, and set path:
```
. Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
```

Create a python environment with some useful libraries:

conda create -n python3_teaching -c conda-forge -c oggm numpy xarray cartopy matplotlib jupyterlab pandas geopandas salem scipy dask xesmf scipy geoviews hvplot rasterio affine wrf-python

To activate/deactivate conda environment:

conda activate python3_teaching
conda deactivate

Misc.¶

To list your environments:

conds info --envs

To list the libraries in your activated environment:

conda list
conda list | grep <package-name>

To create an environment from a YAML file:

conda env create -f my_environment.yml

To install a library (you can search for it on Anaconda here):

conda install <package-name>
conda install -c conda-forge <package-name>

Can also use PIP to install packages:

pip install <package-name>

For more information, see the documentation.