Installation

At present, yt_georaster can only be installed from source. To do this, one must clone the repository and use pip or conda to install. This process is detailed below. the yt_georaster repository lives at https://github.com/ruithnadsteud/yt_georaster.

Dependencies

It is recommended to use a package manager, such as conda (miniconda, anaconda, etc.) to install packages. Most of the yt_georaster's dependencies can be installed by pip or conda automatically while installing yt_georaster. There are a few notable exceptions.

yt

yt_georaster requires yt version 4.0, which is due to be release imminently, but is not out yet. Thus, yt must be installed from source in a manner similar to yt_georaster. This process is detailed here and shown in brief below.

$ git clone https://github.com/yt-project/yt
$ cd yt
$ pip install -e .

gdal

The gdal library is the main dependency of rasterio. Depending on your operating system, it can be difficult to install, but there are many options, including conda and pip. If you had a particularly difficult time with this but eventually succeeded, please consider documenting your setup here.

rasterio

rasterio is marginally easier to install than gdal and has similar options. Add your success story here so others can benefit!

Installing from Source

Ok, you’ve made it this far. Great job. To install yt_georaster from source, do the following:

$ git clone https://github.com/ruithnadsteud/yt_georaster
$ cd yt_georaster
$ pip install -e .

You’re ready to go.