Python and Python Packages

The `ocean-carbon`_ package is compatible with Python 3. It relies on several packages including xarray and dask which include codes to load, plot, and perform calculations on GEOS-NOBM output.

Why Python?

Python is an easy to learn, open-source programming language. In addition to the standard language library, there are thousands of free third-party packages available on code repositories such as <https://anaconda.org/anaconda/repo>`_ and Conda Forge. Python is free for everyone to use, unlike programming languages like Matlab and IDL.

Installing Python

There are several ways of installing Python on your machine. You can install compiled binaries directly from the Python website, or one can install via a package manager such as Anaconda or Miniconda. I personally find the Anaconda or Miniconda route to be simplest.