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 Use this command to get a full list:
     module avail chpc/python
+Note that the modules including anaconda are more recent and thus recommended over the plain Python modules, i.e., use one of:
+  chpc/python/anaconda/3-2019.10
+  chpc/python/anaconda/3-2020.02
+  chpc/python/anaconda/3-2020.11
+  chpc/python/anaconda/3-2021.05
+  chpc/python/anaconda/3-2021.11
+>  To check the version of Python provided by each, load the module (after purging any already loaded modules) and then run ''python --version''.  For example (screen capture --- don't type in the ''login1:~$'', that's the shell prompt):
+  login1:~$ module purge
+  login1:~$ module load chpc/python/anaconda/3-2019.10
+  login1:~$ python3 --version
+  Python 3.7.4
+  login1:~$ module purge
+  login1:~$ module load chpc/python/anaconda/3-2021.11
+  login1:~$ python3 --version
+  Python 3.9.7
+  login1:~$
 All python modules should have mpi4py, numpy and scipy installed; however if matplotlib is required, please use anaconda (which also has the biggest range of 3rd-party python modules). The module ''chpc/python/3.5.2_gcc-6.2.0'' also has a working matplotlib installation.
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 You can find more information on user installs in the [[https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/#installing-to-the-user-site|official python documentation]] and more information on pip user installs [[https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/user_guide/#user-installs|here]].
-As an alternative, you can also set up a python virtual environment. This essentially gives you your own python installation which you can alter as you see fit. Again, it is perhaps best done in your lustre directory if a large number of python libraries will be installed.
+As an alternative, you can also set up a python virtual environment. This essentially gives you your own python installation which you can alter as you see fit. Again, it is perhaps best done in your Lustre directory if a large number of python libraries will be installed.
+To create a virtual environment called //myenv//, just cd to the place where you want the virtual environment to live --- for example
+<code bash>
+cd /mnt/lustre/users/USERNAME
+</code>
+where ''USERNAME'' is replace by __your__ cluster user name --- and run the following command:
-To create a virtual environment called //myenv//, just cd to the place where you want the virtual environment to live (eg. ''cd /mnt/luster/users/USERNAME''), and run the following command:
   python3 -m venv myenv
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   source /mnt/lustre/users/USERNAME/myenv/bin/activate
+> Note the full path to the virtual environment is on your Lustre directory: ''/mnt/lustre/users/USERNAME/myenv/''
 Again, there is more information in [[https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html|the official python documentation]].

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