2.8.1. Description of External Packages¶
These are (most of) the supporting packages required for full CODAS Python processing.
This is a summary of packages and the reason for using them. Versions given correspond to Xubuntu 18.04. Where noted, a specific version is required; otherwise, updating to a newer version is probably fine (but do it at your own risk: we may not have tested it).
Package (version) |
Xubuntu 16.04 |
CODAS suite: components and purpose |
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gcc (c-compiler) |
7.3.0 |
Required: compile CODAS executables |
python |
3.6 or 3.7 |
(not python2.7) runs processing steps |
mercurial |
4.5.3 |
version control, download or update CODAS software |
numpy |
1.13.3 |
replaces the numerical component of matlab |
matplotlib |
2.1.1 |
replaces the graphical component of matlab |
basemap |
replaces the m_map for use with topography |
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requires installation of a bathymetry product |
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python Qt |
PyQt5 |
some critical CODAS Python interactive graphical tools use Qt librarieds |
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ipython |
5.5.5 |
powerful interactive Python shell; plays well with matplotlib to create an interactive environment |
netCDF4 |
1.3.1 |
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