Quick install

Install Anaconda python

irfpy is optimally designed under Anaconda Python package running on MacOSX or Linux.

Warning

Definitivaly irfpy works with any python packages, but irfpy development team cannot support installation and setup to such packages (as long as Anaconda Python is working).

Warning

So far irfpy development team does not have resources to support Windows. For Windows user, it is worthwhile to consider using VirtualBox or equivalent to install Linux system.

  1. Download the Anaconda Python from https://www.continuum.io/downloads.

  2. Install Anaconda Python following the instruction (e.g. http://conda.pydata.org/docs/install/quick.html).

  3. It is recommended to exercise “30 minute test drive” for conda (http://conda.pydata.org/docs/test-drive.html).

Install irfpy.spice

Installation is simple enough, using pip, the python package manager.

% pip install "git+https://github.com/AndrewAnnex/SpiceyPy.git"
% pip install --no-index --find-links=https://irfpy.irf.se/sdist irfpy.util
% pip install --no-index --find-links=https://irfpy.irf.se/sdist irfpy.spice

Update irfpy.spice

Since irfpy is updating as frequently as possible, you may sometimes want to update the package. But don’t worry, it is enough simple. Add “-U” in the end of the pip.

% pip install --no-index --find-links=https://irfpy.irf.se/sdist irfpy.util -U
% pip install --no-index --find-links=https://irfpy.irf.se/sdist irfpy.spice -U

Troubleshoot

Let’s see if the installation works correctly.

  1. Open a terminal

  2. Then start ipython.

ipython

If it is successful, a prompt In [1]: is seen.

  1. Try importing several important packages, as seen examples below.

import numpy as np                  # Numpy
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt     # Matplotlib
import spiceypy as spice            # SpiceyPy
import irfpy.util                   # irfpy.util
import irfpy.spice                   # irfpy.spice module

If fails, the corresponding package is not installed correctly.