================================== Python AWIPS Data Access Framework ================================== The python-awips package provides a data access framework for requesting meteorological and geographic datasets from an `EDEX `_ server. `AWIPS `_ is a weather display and analysis package developed by the National Weather Service for operational forecasting. `NSF Unidata `_ supports a non-operational open-source release of the AWIPS software (`EDEX `_, `CAVE `_, and `python-awips `_). .. _Jupyter Notebook: http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/Unidata/python-awips/tree/master/examples/notebooks Pre-requisite Software ---------------------- In order to effictively use python-awips you'll need to have these installed already: - python3 - conda - git *(for the source code and examples installation)* Package-Only Install -------------------- If you already work with Python, you might just be interested in how to install the python-awips pacakge. The package can be installed with either of the two well known package managers: **pip** and **conda**. Pip Install ~~~~~~~~~~~ :: pip install python-awips Conda Install ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :: conda install -c conda-forge python-awips Source Code with Examples Install --------------------------------- Below are instructions on how to install the source code of python-awips, with all included example notebooks. This will create a new conda environment called ``python3-awips`` and start up a browser for the jupyter notebook examples. :: git clone https://github.com/Unidata/python-awips.git cd python-awips conda env create -f environment.yml conda activate python-awips-v20 jupyter notebook examples Questions -- Contact Us! ------------------------ Please feel free to reach out to us at our support email at **support-awips@unidata.ucar.edu** .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :hidden: api/index datatypes examples/index dev AWIPS Grid Parameters about