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Here are some different ways that you can use Metview's Python interface. Make sure you have set up your environment first.

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Text editor and command line

Perhaps the simplest - just use any text editor to edit the Python code and run it from the command line, e.g.

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python3 my_metv_python_script.py

Python IDE

Python IDEs, such as PyCharm, provide an interactive environment and even debugging facilities.

Jupyter notebook

A Jupyter notebook provides an interactive workspace combining code, plots and documentation. It runs in a web browser and can be started from the command-line as follows:

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mv.setoutput('jupyter') for inline plotsWith no setoutput command, an interactive plot window

A Metview session

A Metview Python script can be created, edited and run from within an interactive Metview session in the same way that a Macro can.

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