InstallationΒΆ

Required dependencies:

  • Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3 or 3.4
  • numpy (1.7 or later)
  • pandas (0.15.0 or later)

Optional dependencies:

  • netCDF4: recommended if you want to use xray for reading or writing files
  • scipy: used as a fallback for reading/writing netCDF3
  • pydap: used as a fallback for accessing OPeNDAP
  • bottleneck: speeds up NaN-skipping aggregations by a large factor
  • cyordereddict: speeds up most internal operations with xray data structures

Before you install xray, be sure you have the required dependencies (numpy and pandas) installed. xray is a pure Python package, but its dependencies are not. The easiest way to get them installed is to use the Anaconda python distribution.

To install xray, use pip:

pip install xray

To run the test suite after installing xray, install nose and run nosetests xray.