[AWIPS #UII-122327]: Can I use Anaconda?

Hi there,

> I recently installed Unidata AWIPS 2 to run on my personal laptop and it is 
> working fine. However,
> I had previously installed Python ver. 3.9 prior to that and the program that 
> uses that version
> does not run.

What kind OS does your laptop run?  I'm guessing Windows? 

> A colleague has suggested that I run Anaconda which will allow both AWIPS 2 
> and my program to run.
> He is familiar with the setup issues to get it working.

Did you follow our installation instructions from our website here (assuming 
Windows):
http://unidata.github.io/awips2/install/install-cave/#method-2-direct-windows-install'

> I want to know if Unidata AWIPS 2 will still function with Anaconda 
> installed? Is there any 
> experience with these programs running together?

If you followed the instructions from above, you did install Miniconda, which 
is a "trimmed-down"
version of Anaconda.

> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

If you followed our instructions as well, then you set the PYTHONPATH and 
PYTHONHOME environment
variables on your machine.  If you were to remove these variables, then I 
believe your previous
application that uses Python 3.9 will work.

Alternatively, you may be able to create conda environments and possibly run 
the previous application
inside that environment, without modifying your environment variables.
I am not sure if miniconda comes with the anaconda terminal.  But more 
information might be available
on their website:
https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html


Please let me know if that helps at all.
Thanks.


--Shay Carter

She/Her/Hers
AWIPS Software Engineer
UCAR - Unidata

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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UII-122327
Department: Support AWIPS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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