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sylvielamythepaut authored Dec 7, 2021
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System dependencies
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The python module depends on the ECMWF *Magics* library
that must be installed on the system and accessible as a shared library.
Some Linux distributions ship a binary version that may be installed with the standard package manager.
On Ubuntu 18.04 use the command::
The python module depends on the ECMWF *Magics* and *eccodes* libraries

$ sudo apt-get install libmagplus3v5
They can be installed from PyPI with::
$ pip install ecmwflibs

As an alternative you may install the official source distribution
by following the instructions at
https://software.ecmwf.int/magics/Installation+Guide

Note that *Magics* support for the Windows operating system is experimental.

You may run a simple selfcheck command to ensure that your system is set up correctly::

$ python -m Magics selfcheck
Found: Magics '4.0.0'.
Found: Magics 'Magics 4.10.0'.
Library: /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ecmwflibs/.dylibs/libMagPlus.dylib
Magics home: /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ecmwflibs
Your system is ready.


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