Merge pull request #129 from b8raoult/master

Add support for pyeccodes (experimental)

cfgrib/__init__.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = '0.9.7.7.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.9.8.0.dev0'
 
 # cfgrib core API depends on the ECMWF ecCodes C-library only
 from .cfmessage import CfMessage

cfgrib/messages.py

@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@
 import attr
 import numpy as np
 
-# select between using the external ecCodes bindings or the internal implementation
-if os.environ.get('CFGRIB_USE_EXTERNAL_ECCODES_BINDINGS'):
-    import eccodes
-else:
-    from . import bindings as eccodes
+try:
+    # select between using the external ecCodes bindings or the internal implementation
+    if int(os.environ.get('CFGRIB_USE_EXTERNAL_ECCODES_BINDINGS', '0')):
+        import eccodes
+    else:
+        from . import bindings as eccodes
+except RuntimeError:
+    import pyeccodes.compat as eccodes
 
 eccodes_version = eccodes.codes_get_api_version()