dwg_tutorials

Installing PTA software

Install Miniconda
- Either...download and install the relevant Miniconda file from here: https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html
- OR... use Terminal command line installation
  - Download the right one for your architecture
    - Mac: wget -q https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh
    - Linux: wget -q https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
    - Windows (untested): wget -q https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64.exe
  - bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -b
  - rm Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh (careful with “rm”)
Create a conda environment. Environments are a simple way to create an enclosed sandbox for all of the software for a given project. It will not pollute any other version of python or others versions of your software, provided you stay in the environment.
- See https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html.
- Simple environment: conda create -n test_env python=3.7 numpy scipy matplotlib Cython basemap pandas astropy jupyter notebook mpi4py h5py
- To enter the environment: conda activate test_env
- Once inside, to install other packages: conda install <package_name>
- To exit the environment: conda deactivate
- To delete the environment: conda remove --name test_env --all
To install a new environment from a yaml file: conda env create --file environment.yaml