[IPython-dev] Cartopy - was maps inline

[Raymond Yee]

Hi Phil,

I'd definitely like to try cartopy. I'm hesitant to dive in at the
moment because according to
http://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/index.html#installation,

    Installation of cartopy can currently only be done from source.
Build instructions for specific operating systems can be found in the
building from source section.

I'm leading a class in which I've had everyone install anaconda on their
laptops -- whether it be running OS X, Windows, or Linux.   You know how
hard it will be in practice to install cartopy under those conditions?

Thanks,
-Raymond


On 2/10/14 2:02 AM, Phil Elson wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
> Thanks for the free publicity :)
>
> You're right - the notebook is killer for sharing examples
> (e.g. http://nbviewer.ipython.org/gist/pelson/7772265)  and we're
> making pretty heavy use of it. I'm also super keen to convert the
> cartopy gallery
> (http://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/gallery.html) to be
> notebook based - I think all the tools are available with IPython now,
> it's just a case of joining them all together and applying a bit of
> Python glue.
>
> Finally, a huge success story for me has been the course material that
> I've been able to write with the notebook. It's still in a state of
> flux, but I've been teaching introductions to numpy (3.5 hrs),
> matplotlib (3 hrs), cartopy (0.5 hrs) and iris (6 hrs) to experienced
> weather/climate research scientists using nothing but IPython
> notebook, and I've set up each of the students with notebook
> environments for the class exercises. If anybody is interested, the
> material is available on github (https://github.com/SciTools/courses)
> and as an example, the Iris course can be seen on nbviewer at
> http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/SciTools/courses/blob/master/course_content/iris_intro.ipynb
> .
>
> I've said it before, but I'll say it again - IPython notebook
> absolutely rocks so thank you to everybody who has been involved in
> its conception and development!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Phil
>
>
>
>
> On 31 January 2014 04:34, <maplabs at light42.com
> <mailto:maplabs at light42.com>> wrote:
>
>      people may be aware of this project:
>
>        https://github.com/SciTools/cartopy
>
>     they seem to use iPython-notebook a *lot* ..
>
>     --
>     Brian M Hamlin
>     OSGeo California Chapter
>     blog.light42.com <http://blog.light42.com>
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