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export METVIEW_PYTHON_DEBUG=1

Want to use it with a different version of Metview?

On ECMWF machines you can choose a different version of Metview by using the 'module' command before starting your Python session, e.g.

module swap metview/5.4.0

Alternatively, you can set this environment variable to point to a specific Metview startup script before starting your Python session.:

export METVIEW_PYTHON_START_CMD=1/path/to/my/metview_build/bin/metview

Further reading

For a quick start, check out some of the examples in the Gallery. They all have Python code, and each contains a tarball containing its code and data.

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