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[netCDF #QFU-713303]: ImportError: No module named NetCDF

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  • Subject: [netCDF #QFU-713303]: ImportError: No module named NetCDF
  • Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:05:46 -0600
Hi,
 
> I have installed netcdf-3.6.2 on Ubuntu 10.04, when I run the python
> code then it gives me following error
> 
> from NetCDF import *
> ImportError: No module named NetCDF
> 
> Although I added header in python code as follows,
> 
> import Scientific.IO.NetCDF
> 
> from Numeric import *
> from NetCDF import *
> 
> But code not recognizing netcdf. Please tell me what should I do in
> order to remove this error.

Unidata doesn't distribute a Python API with it's netCDF software.  So 
installing the netCDF library
will not also install a Python netCDF library.  You will have to obtain and 
install the Python library
separately, after installing the netCDF library.

There are actually several different Python packages for accessing netCDF data:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/software.html#Python

It looks like you are attempting to use the one from Konrad Hinsen in his 
Scientific Python package:

  http://dirac.cnrs-orleans.fr/plone/software/scientificpython/

If you have continued problems installing that package by following the 
installation instructions on
the above site, you might try one of the other netCDF packages for Python 
available for Ubuntu, for
example one of the packages listed here:

  http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/python-netcdf

--Russ

Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QFU-713303
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed