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Add instructions to upgrade installed PyGMT version #1029

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Expand Up @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ To activate the virtual environment, you can do::
conda activate pygmt

After this, check that everything works by running the following in a Python
interpreter (e.g. in a Jupyter notebook)::
interpreter (e.g., in a Jupyter notebook)::

import pygmt
pygmt.show_versions()
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.. note::

The sections below provide more detailed, step by step instructions to
installing and testing PyGMT for those who may have a slightly different
setup.
install and test PyGMT for those who may have a slightly different setup or
want to install the latest development version.

Which Python?
-------------
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We recommend using the `Anaconda <https://www.anaconda.com/distribution>`__
Python distribution to ensure you have all dependencies installed and the
``conda`` package manager available.
Installing Anaconda does not require administrative rights to your computer and
doesn't interfere with any other Python installations in your system.
`conda <https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/>`__
package manager is available. Installing Anaconda does not require administrative
rights to your computer and doesn't interfere with any other Python
installations on your system.


Which GMT?
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installed (we'll call it ``pygmt`` but feel free to change it to whatever you
want)::

conda create --name pygmt python=3.9 pip numpy pandas xarray netcdf4 packaging gmt
conda create --name pygmt python=3.9 numpy pandas xarray netcdf4 packaging gmt

Activate the environment by running the following (**do not forget this step!**)::

conda activate pygmt

From now on, all commands will take place inside the conda virtual environment
called 'pygmt' and won't affect your default 'base' installation.
called ``pygmt`` and won't affect your default ``base`` installation.


Installing PyGMT
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conda install pygmt

This upgrades the installed PyGMT version to be the latest stable release::

conda update pygmt

Using pip
~~~~~~~~~

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pip install --pre --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple pygmt

or from PyGMT's `GitHub repository <https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt>`__
(slower as it downloads the whole archive)::

pip install git+https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt.git#egg=pygmt
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Just double checking that we really want to remove this install option?

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For most users, it's the same as

pip install --pre --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple pygmt

but slower.

I don't see any reasons to keep it.

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Ok, fine with removing it. I just think the pip install git+https option is nice when you want to install from a GitHub branch (but that's not what we're doing here).

To upgrade the installed stable release or development version to be the latest
one, just add ``--upgrade`` to the corresponding command above.

Any of the above methods (conda/pip) should allow you to use the ``pygmt``
library from Python.
Any of the above methods (conda/pip) should allow you to use the PyGMT package
from Python.


Testing your install
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conda install pytest pytest-mpl ipython

Test your installation by running the following inside a Python interpreter::
Test your installation by running the following inside a Python interpreter
(note that it may take a few minutes)::

import pygmt
pygmt.show_versions()
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------------------------------

Sometimes, PyGMT will be unable to find the correct version of the GMT shared
library.
library (``libgmt``).
This can happen if you have multiple versions of GMT installed.

You can tell PyGMT exactly where to look for ``libgmt`` by setting the
``GMT_LIBRARY_PATH`` environment variable.
This should be set to the directory where ``libgmt.so``, ``libgmt.dylib`` or
``gmt.dll`` can be found for Linux, macOS and Windows respectively.
e.g. on a command line, run::
``gmt.dll`` can be found for Linux, macOS and Windows, respectively.
e.g., on a command line, run::

# Linux/macOS
export GMT_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/anaconda3/envs/pygmt/lib
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