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titleWhen?

The changes will take place on  Wednesday Wednesday 5 May 2021 09:00 UTC


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titleWhat platforms are affected?

All user platforms at the centre will see their default additional software stack updated:

  • All clusters in our High Performance Computing Facility, mainly CCA and CCB
  • ECGATE
  • Linux Clusters
  • Linux Desktops
  • TEMS

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For those still using Python 2, note that this major version of Python reached its end of life on 1st January 2020, If you haven't done moved to Python 3.6 yet, please see Migration to Python 3 for some guidance on where to start. We are providing a the latest Python 2.7 for compatibility purposes only.

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  • The GRIB2 representation of parameter 238 (Temperature of snow layer - tsn) has been modified. See the new encoding here: https://apps-test.ecmwf.int/codes/grib/param-db/?id=238
  • The command "codes_info -v" no  no longer outputs a trailing space. Some user scripts may need to be modified.
  • grib_get_data output is slightly modified: Words on the first line are now separated by spaces not commas.
  • The tools now check that the output file is not the same as the input to avoid overwriting/corrupting the source.
  • The MARS keys levtype and levelist have been removed from the GRIB2 templates 4.53 and 4.54.

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