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Investigating the polar regions from the inside out

Homework Exercise #1: Installation of Python packages

Follow the below instructions to complete the installation process.  To test the installation, students should run a set of test scripts which are available from the file conda_installation_test.zip that can be downloaded HERE

For questions or issues with installation, please contact instructor Fabian Walter (walter@vaw.baug.ethz.ch)

UPDATE for Mac users who have recently updated their OS: A bug has been reported where updating the Mac OS results in a failure of jupyter's automatic opening.  A student has provided information on a fix.  For more information click HERE

 

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Download Miniconda (Python 3.6 distribution):

 

https://conda.io/miniconda.html

 

Follow installation instructions:

 

https://conda.io/docs/install/quick.html

 

Windows: open a Command Prompt window.

Mac/Linux: Open a terminal. If not already active, enter bash shell. Stay

in bash shell from now on.

 

> bash

 

Make sure that conda is in the PATH variable.

 

Mac/Linux: $ which conda

Windows: > where conda

 

Install needed packages and put everything into environment called "colorado".

 

$ conda config --add channels conda-forge

$ conda config --add channels obspy

$ conda create --name colorado python=3 obspy numpy scipy pandas jupyter

 

Activate colorado environment. Note the "(colorado)" prefix in the

bash shell prompt from now on.

 

$ source activate colorado

 

Create and enter working directory.

 

$ mkdir workdir

$ cd workdir

 

Unpack conda_installation_test.zip.

 

$ unzip conda_installation_test.zip

(in Windows right-click on .zip, then "Extract All")

 

Run installation tests.

Mac/Linux:$ ./test_installation.sh

Windows: > python test_installation.py

 

Note that the following message can be ignored:

 

Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"

 

Running the installation test will tell you if all needed packages were

correctly installed. As a final check, a jupyter notebook should open up in

your brower. On Windows, you have to do this final step manually via the

following command:

 

> jupyter notebook