ecmwf-api-python-client.tgzecmwf-api-python-client.tgz Installing the Python library

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If you cannot run the sudo or pipcommands, just download the ecmwf-api-python-client.tgz, extract its content and copy the module ecmwfapi to a directory pointed by the environment variable PYTHONPATH.

Installing your API key

To access ECMWF you will need an  API key. For that you first need to login at https://apps.ecmwf.int/auth/login/ and then retrieve you key at https://api.ecmwf.int/v1/key/. For this, you will need to have an account on ECMWF web site. Copy the information in this page and paste it in the file $HOME/.ecmwfapirc.

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