rda-python-dsupdt 3.0.1

RDA Python Package to update RDA operational datasets

dsupdt

Python project to archive and update operational datasets for the NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange (GDEX).

The user guide for this utility tool can be viewed at: User guide.

Programs

The package installs the following command-line utility, running as the current user:

• dsupdt — archive and update RDA operational datasets

Run with --help (or -h) for full usage details.

Environment setup

Create a Python environment first; package installs in the next section run inside whichever environment you activate here.

Option A — Python venv (DECS machines)

python3 -m venv $ENVHOME          # e.g. /glade/u/home/gdexdata/gdexmsenv
source $ENVHOME/bin/activate

Option B — Conda (DAV/Casper)

conda create --prefix $ENVHOME python=3.12   # e.g. /glade/work/gdexdata/conda-envs/pg-gdex
conda activate $ENVHOME

Installing rda-python-dsupdt

Pick whichever install mode fits your workflow. All variants pull in the transitive dependencies (rda_python_common, rda_python_dsarch) automatically.

For local development, clone this repo alongside your project and install it in editable mode so that changes are picked up without re-installing:

git clone https://github.com/NCAR/rda-python-dsupdt.git
cd rda-python-dsupdt
pip install -e .

To test a specific branch (e.g. an in-progress feature or fix branch), pass -b/--branch to git clone:

git clone -b <branch-name> https://github.com/NCAR/rda-python-dsupdt.git
cd rda-python-dsupdt
pip install -e .

For a regular (non-editable) install from a checkout:

pip install /path/to/rda-python-dsupdt

For a production install on a system that uses the published distribution:

pip install rda_python_dsupdt

Documentation sync

The user guide at gdex-docs-dsupdt.readthedocs.io is generated from src/rda_python_dsupdt/dsupdt.usg. Keep all user-facing content in dsupdt.usg — no manual RST editing is required.

When a pull request modifying dsupdt.usg is opened, an automated workflow converts it into RST source files and the version number from this repository's pyproject.toml into the gdex-docs-dsupdt repository, then opens a pull request from automated-update-branch against its main branch for review.

To publish to Read the Docs:

• Merge that pull request into main to serve the content as the latest version.
• Create a GitHub release in gdex-docs-dsupdt to serve the latest release as the stable version.