pydap

pydap is a Python implementation of the Data Access Protocol — a.k.a. DODS or OPeNDAP. Using pydap as a client you can access hundreds of scientific datasets in a transparent and efficient manner. You can also use it to easily serve your data from a variety of formats.

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The latest version of pydap is available at the Cheese Shop, a repository of Python software. Source code is available from:

http://cheeseshop.python.org/packages/source/d/dap/dap-2.2.6.tar.gz

The recommended way of installing pydap is using EasyInstall. Simply download and run the script ez_setup.py, and then proceed to install pydap with the command:

$ easy_install -U dap

This will install (or upgrade to) the latest version of pydap together with all the required dependencies to run it as a client (actually it's just httplib2). If you want to run a server, you'll need to do:

$ easy_install "dap[server]"

This will install Python Paste, Paste Deploy, Paste Script and the Cheetah template engine. More dependencies may be required if you are planning to run a server, depending on the type of data you'll be serving.

Development

You can also install the bleeding edge version directly from the repository. Assuming you have subversion installed, just type:

$ easy_install dap==dev

I try very hard not break the development version, since it's what I use for my daily environment. YMMV, though.

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