DreqPy¶

developed by Martin Juckes (NCAS BADC).
Official Link

Installation¶

There are two ways to install DreqPy, via svn (Subversion) and via pip (Python Package Index):
Official Installation Instructions

Installation via subversion (svn)¶

Dependencies:¶

• Python 2.6.6 or greater, Python 2.7.x, Python 3.x
• Subversion
• Python Library 'pysetuptools'
• Python Library 'xlsxwriter'

Installation Procedure:¶

Download via subversion:

svn co http://proj.badc.rl.ac.uk/svn/exarch/CMIP6dreq/tags/latest 

Install using pysetuptools:

python setup.py build
python setup.py install

If a "Permission Denied" error shows up, run as superuser:

sudo python setup.py build
sudo python setup.py install

Update using subversion:
Navigate to the install directory and use below command, afterwards re-run the installation from above:

svn update

Installation via PyPi (pip)¶

Dependencies:¶

• Python 2.6.6 or greater, Python 2.7.x
• Python Package Index [PyPi/pip]
• Python Library 'xlsxwriter'

Installation:¶

Install from commandline using pip (for 'dreqPy==01.00.18' enter the newest version instead):

pip install -i https://testpypi.python.org/pypi [--user]  dreqPy==01.00.18

Documentation¶

Documentation in pdf-format is included in the official dreqPy repository (Installation Instructions see above) and downloadable from the official website.
It encompasses the following Basic Information:

• Basic usage of the Python API including an alternative approach via the Python xml-library
• Command line tool and example use cases
• XML document and schema

HowTo¶

You find an (interactive) IPython Notebook attached that

• introduces the dreqPy Library
• gives basic and advanced examples
• shows how to calculate the estimated data volume for a customized data request
• etc.
  IPython Notebook: dreqpy_ipynb.zip

Alternatively you find attached the non-interactive html Version (open with browser): DreqPy_Intro.html

To view the interactive Notebook:
Download the attached zip-archive and extract its content to your dreqPy installation folder.
To view the notebook you have to install the IPython Package: Installation Instructions
Then start a local IPython Notebook server ('ipython notebook' in command line), navigate to your notebook and open it.

Feedback to schupfner@dkrz.de

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