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Install Mamba and Python: Windows User

  • Go to Miniforge Website.

  • Open Minoforge page, download and execute the Windows installer.

  • When asked about the Installation Type: Choose 'Just Me'

  • Follow the default settings for the Advanced Installation Option.

  • After installing Miniforge, open the Miniforge Prompt

  • Test if Mamba and Conda have been successfully installed by entering the following in Miniforge Prompt. 

mamba

You should see

conda is a tool for managing and deploying applications, environments and packages. 
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  • In the terminal, create a new environment esa_env: 
mamba create -n esa_env python=3.9 jupyter jupyterlab notebook numpy scipy ipython pandas matplotlib cartopy geopandas xarray dask netCDF4 seaborn statsmodels pooch
  • After it's finished, activate the environment: 
mamba activate esa_env
  • Invoke Jupyter Lab and specify the directory (e.g., if your course folder is located at E disk, specify it as E:/): 
jupyter lab --notebook-dir=E:/

  • You should see Jupyter lab page automatically opened in your web browser. If not, copy and paste one of the URLs listed to your web browser.

  • In the Jupyter Lab, you should see the directory of the disk on the left. Browse through the content and enter your course folder by clicking on it.

  • Once you're at your course folder, open a new Jupyter notebook by clicking the + sign. Choose Notebook.

  • Rename the Notebook to be 'Lecture_2_Install_Python.ipynb'

  • Enter the following code in the Notebook to test if you successfully installed all necessary packages:

import xarray as xr
import pandas as pd
import geopandas as gpd

If no errors, enter the following to test the plotting functions:

ds = xr.tutorial.load_dataset("air_temperature")
ds.air[0,:,:].plot()

-Submit this Jupyter Notebook as your assignment.