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| ===== Python distributions available for LSCE users ===== | ===== Python distributions available for LSCE users ===== | ||
| - | This section will help you choose a distribution in the big Python ecosystem (many distributions, python version 2.7.* or 3.*, ...). You should use a distribution that is already available near your data (e.g. do the computation on a server near your data, do not move/duplicate the data!) and try to identify who is maintaining it, if you need help or additional packages. | + | This section will help you choose a distribution in the big Python ecosystem (many distributions, python version 2.7.* or 3.*, ...) on some of the servers used by LSCE users. You should use a distribution that is already available near your data (e.g. do the computation on a server near your data, do not move/duplicate the data!) and try to identify who is maintaining it, if you need help or additional packages. |
| - | Only install a distribution yourself if you need it on your local computer, or if you need to install some modules that can't be installed by the contacts listed below. A python distribution can require several Gb of disk space, so do not install it in a backed up //home// directory! | + | Only install a distribution yourself if you need it on your local computer (desktop or laptop), or if you need to install some modules that can't be installed by the contacts listed below. A python distribution will require several Gb of disk space, so do not install it in a backed up //home// directory! |
| - | You can use either //Python 2// or //Python 3//. Most packages are now available in both versions, but you should make sure that the most important package/s you need is/are available in the selected version. Check the [[https://wiki.lsce.ipsl.fr/pmip3/doku.php/other:python:jyp_steps#python_27_vs_python_3|differences between both versions]] and try to write scripts that will work in both versions! 8-) | + | You can use either //Python 2// or //Python 3//. Most packages are now available in both versions, but you should make sure that the most important package/s you need is/are available in the selected Python version. You can check the [[https://wiki.lsce.ipsl.fr/pmip3/doku.php/other:python:jyp_steps#python_27_vs_python_3|differences between both versions]] and try to write scripts that will work in both versions! |
| ==== LSCE distribution ==== | ==== LSCE distribution ==== | ||
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