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Installation of h5py
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This document is a very quick overview of the installation procedure for UNIX.
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Full documentation is on the web at h5py.alfven.org. Windows users should
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download a binary installer; installation from source is only supported on
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UNIX-like platforms (Linux and Mac OS-X).
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On Mac OS-X, you can also install via MacPorts.
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Before you start
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You will first need to install HDF5, preferably via a package manager. Both
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versions 1.6 and 1.8 are supported. NumPy 1.0.3 (numpy.scipy.org) or later
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is also required. Keep in mind:
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1. You will also need headers for development; sometimes this is offered
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separately as "libhdf5-dev" or similar.
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2. HDF5 *must* be available as a dynamic library (libhdf5.so or similar), or
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h5py won't work.
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Quick installation
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------------------
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H5py can now be automatically installed by setuptools' easy_install command:
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[sudo] easy_install h5py
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Alternatively, you can install in the traditional manner by running setup.py:
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python setup.py build
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[sudo] python setup.py install
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Custom installation
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-------------------
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Sometimes h5py may not be able to determine what version of HDF5 is installed.
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Also, sometimes HDF5 may be installed in an unusual location. You can
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specify both your version of HDF5 and its location through the "configure"
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command:
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$ python setup.py configure [--hdf5=/path/to/hdf5] [--api=<16 or 18>]
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$ python setup.py build
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$ [sudo] python setup.py install
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Alternatively (for example, if installing with easy_install), you can use
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environment variables:
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$ export HDF5_DIR=/path/to/hdf5
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$ export HDF5_API=<16 or 18>
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$ easy_install h5py
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Keep in mind that on some platforms, "sudo" will filter out your environment
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variables. If you need to be a superuser to run easy_install, you might
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want to issue all three of these commands in a root shell.
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Settings issued with the "configure" command will always override those set
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with environment variables. Also, for technical reasons the configure command
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must be run by itself, before any build commands.
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Running tests
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-------------
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H5py has a battery of built-in tests. To run them, simply do:
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python setup.py test
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Please report test failures to the author, either to [h5py at alfven dot org]
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or the bug tracker at http://h5py.googlecode.com.
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Thanks for using h5py!
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