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Installation
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Stable release
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    We strongly recommend installing xdatasets in an Anaconda Python environment.
    Furthermore, due to the complexity of some packages, the default dependency solver can take a long time to resolve the environment.
    If `mamba` is not already your default solver, consider running the following commands in order to speed up the process:

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            conda install -n base conda-libmamba-solver
            conda config --set solver libmamba

To install xdatasets, run this command in your terminal:

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    python -m pip install xdatasets

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This is the preferred method to install xdatasets, as it will always install the most recent stable release.

If you don't have `pip`_ installed, this `Python installation guide`_ can guide you through the process.

.. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io
.. _Python installation guide: http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/

From sources
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The sources for Xdatasets can be downloaded from the `Github repo`_.

#. Download the source code from the `Github repo`_ using one of the following methods:

    * Clone the public repository:

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            git clone git@github.com:hydrologie/xdatasets.git

    * Download the `tarball <https://github.com/hydrologie/xdatasets/tarball/main>`_:

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            curl -OJL https://github.com/hydrologie/xdatasets/tarball/main

#. Once you have a copy of the source, you can install it with:

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        python -m pip install .

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            conda env create -f environment-dev.yml
            conda activate xdatasets
            make dev

        If you are on Windows, replace the ``make dev`` command with the following:

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            python -m pip install -e .[dev]

        Even if you do not intend to contribute to `xdatasets`, we favor using `environment-dev.yml` over `environment.yml` because it includes additional packages that are used to run all the examples provided in the documentation.
        If for some reason you wish to install the `PyPI` version of `xdatasets` into an existing Anaconda environment (*not recommended if requirements are not met*), only run the last command above.

#. When new changes are made to the `Github repo`_, if using a clone, you can update your local copy using the following commands from the root of the repository:

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        git fetch
        git checkout main
        git pull origin main
        python -m pip install .

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            git fetch
            git checkout main
            git pull origin main
            conda env update -n xdatasets -f environment-dev.yml
            conda activate xdatasets
            make dev

    These commands should work most of the time, but if big changes are made to the repository, you might need to remove the environment and create it again.

.. _Github repo: https://github.com/hydrologie/xdatasets