[python #HHZ-880022]: PYGRIB Library Error

Greetings!

Apologies for the delayed response.

Installing PyGRIB using pip (following the instructions 
https://jswhit.github.io/pygrib/installing.html) on Windows is challenging 
because you need to have a working compiler/build environment.

My recommendation is to set up an environment using miniforge, which is a small 
distribution of Conda configured to use the conda-forge channel:

  https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/tag/4.12.0-2

Specifically, this one should work for you on Windows:

  
https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/download/4.12.0-2/Miniforge3-Windows-x86_64.exe

From there you should be able to activate the conda environment and install 
pygrib with:

    conda install pygrib

For more information, you can check out MetPy Mondays #1-#3 (miniforge can 
substitute for Anaconda/miniconda):

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15DNH25UCi0

Hope this helps,

Ryan

> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to follow the "MetPy Mondays #135 -Reading GRIB files" video on 
> YouTube<https://youtu.be/yLoudFv3hAY>, but I am having trouble with the 
> pygrib library. Is there a tutorial how to download this library? I tried 
> "pip install pygrib" and received two errors:
> 
> 
> 1.  error failed building wheel for pygrib
> 2.  error: could not build wheels for pygribs which use PEP 517 and cannot be 
> installed directly.  Microsoft C++ Build Tools - Visual 
> Studio<https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/> 
> (references this link in the error)
> [https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Facebook.png]<https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/>
> Microsoft C++ Build Tools - Visual 
> Studio<https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/>
> visualstudio.microsoft.com
> 
> 
> Do you know how to solve this issue? Most of the tutorials use pygribs, but I 
> keep getting this error.


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HHZ-880022
Department: Support Python
Priority: Low
Status: Closed
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