How do I download, install and use the DKIST Data Center User Tools for data analysis?

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Last updated: Apr 19, 2022
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The DKIST Data Center User Tools are contained in the dkist package. They are hosted on the Python Package Index at https://pypi.org/project/dkist/ . The package can also be found and cloned from its Github repository at https://github.com/DKISTDC/dkist .

Instructions

To download and install the DKIST User Tools into your python environment:

  1. If you wish to use a virtual environment, create it and activate it.

  2. In the terminal, run pip install dkist .

  3. Start python by typing python in the terminal.

  4. Under the python environment load the local package named dkist. .

If you run into errors or issues loading the dkist package, please submit a Help Desk ticket including the error message.

You can access to the User Tools packages under the See the User Tools <documentation> for more information on how to use the User Tools.

If you have issues with running the User Tools, please see Data Center Archive User Tools Are Not Functioning.

To run the User Tools, you must have a python environment and install the DKIST package to perform DKIST data analysis.