Post by bdgwx on Apr 13, 2015 11:52:04 GMT -6
SHARPpy is the newest member to the club of sounding generators. And it is actually quite good. It is being developed in collaboration with the SPC so naturally it looks almost exactly like the soundings you see on the SPC website right now. In addition to real observations you can see forecast soundings from the various NOAA models (GFS, NAM12, NAM4, RAP, HRRR, and SREF). It is pretty easy to install and use. And it is completely free!
1. Download the Anaconda Python distribution here. Just click the Download button and type in your email address. It should default to Python 2.7. That's what you want.
2. Run the installer.
3. Download the SHARPpy source code from the github page here. There is a "Download ZIP" link on the right hand side of the page. This will download the latest version.
4. Unzip the contents and place it somewhere on your C: drive (or whatever drive you want it to live on). It's best to put it in a folder that you have write access to. So Program Files isn't a good option.
5. Open up the Anaconda Command Prompt from your start menu.
6. Type "conda install PySide" (without quotes). You may be asked for confirmation at some point so just type "y" to continue.
7. Navigate to the folder where you put SHARPpy. There should be a file called setup.py. Type the command "python setup.py install" (without quotes).
8. You are ready to run SHARPpy. There should be subfolder called runsharp in this same folder. Navigate to it and type the command "python full_gui.py". That's it. The SHARPpy application should show up.
1. Download the Anaconda Python distribution here. Just click the Download button and type in your email address. It should default to Python 2.7. That's what you want.
2. Run the installer.
3. Download the SHARPpy source code from the github page here. There is a "Download ZIP" link on the right hand side of the page. This will download the latest version.
4. Unzip the contents and place it somewhere on your C: drive (or whatever drive you want it to live on). It's best to put it in a folder that you have write access to. So Program Files isn't a good option.
5. Open up the Anaconda Command Prompt from your start menu.
6. Type "conda install PySide" (without quotes). You may be asked for confirmation at some point so just type "y" to continue.
7. Navigate to the folder where you put SHARPpy. There should be a file called setup.py. Type the command "python setup.py install" (without quotes).
8. You are ready to run SHARPpy. There should be subfolder called runsharp in this same folder. Navigate to it and type the command "python full_gui.py". That's it. The SHARPpy application should show up.
