Feature #3171 conda documentation#3172
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@georgemccabe Thanks for your work on this! I am an ignorant conda user. I ran
What do I need to do next to be able to access/use the tools? |
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Hi @jprestop, it looks like you don't have a conda environment activated. Did the log output say which conda env that metplus was installed into? You will need to activate that conda environment to get access to the apps. Once activated, they should be in your path as you expected. |
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Thanks @georgemccabe. It says the following (among other output): |
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I just tried the following (again, I am obviously an ignorant conda user): |
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Below is the entire output from the run: |
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@jprestop , the install log output says:
which corresponds to the base environment, shown from your env list:
So you should run |
Can you please modify the instructions in the documentation to show how users can do that along with instructions to tell ignorant users like myself to run |
…a environemnt (if desired) and activating an environment before installing METplus. Also add supported platform and version information
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@jprestop, I just updated the instructions. |
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Thanks @georgemccabe. I followed the new instructions and everything worked great. One minor suggestion is to change instances of "my_metplus_env" to simply "metplus_env".
I also reviewed the new README badges and ordering, and they look good. Thank you for your work on this task and the conda build overall! I approve this request.
Once this is reviewed, a corresponding PR should be made into main_v6.2 so that the content will be updated in the
latestversion of the documentation.Pull Request Testing
Describe testing already performed for these changes:
Recommend testing for the reviewer(s) to perform, including the location of input datasets, and any additional instructions:
Review documentation changes -- is the content in the correct location? Is the information correct/sufficient?
http://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/feature_3171_docs_conda/Users_Guide/getting_started.html#conda
https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/feature_3171_docs_conda/Users_Guide/installation.html#python-package-requirements
Review new README badges and ordering
Do these changes include sufficient documentation updates, ensuring that no errors or warnings exist in the build of the documentation? [Yes]
Do these changes include sufficient testing updates? [Yes]
Will this PR result in changes to the test suite? [No]
If yes, describe the new output and/or changes to the existing output:
Do these changes introduce new SonarQube findings? [No]
If yes, please describe:
Please complete this pull request review by 12/10/2025.
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