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Keep track of installation steps for common python packages under ubuntu

python-install

Keep track of installation steps for common python packages under ubuntu, with a focus on geophysics. Details are provided to solve problems arising from the use of pip (using virtualenv). Instruction for a given package assume the previous packages have been installed. If you are only interested in one package, you may look for a specific binary library in previous lines. Note that most packages are their setup.py file are under continuous development, so this document will most likely be useful for a short period of time only, under the system under consideration (Ubuntu)...

##Dependencies

  • virtualenv==1.11.4
  • pip==6.1.1

##Specific Instructions

###numpy

  • version: 1.9.4
  • First install with pip might fail, sudo apt-get install numpy might be necessary to have the proper binaries installed. Subsequent install via virtualenv will work via pip.

###matplotlib

  • version: 1.4.3
  • required binary : freetype
  • sudo apt-get install libfreetype6-dev
  • pip install matplotlib

###netCDF4

  • version: 1.1.7
  • required binaries : HDF5, NETCDF4
  • sudo apt-get install libhdf5-serial-dev netcdf-bin libnetcdf-dev
  • pip install netCDF4

###cartopy

  • version: 0.12.0
  • required binaries : PROJ4, GDAL, GEOS
  • sudo apt-get install libproj-dev libgdal-dev python-gdal libgeos-dev
  • required python modules not handled with pip: PIL (shipped with Pillow), cython, scipy
  • pip install cython Pillow scipy cartopy