Some possibility of installation

[hydrogencl]

Dear community, and possible people suffering as well,

I also have struggles for installing basemap, especially with python3.6 (default shipped with Ubuntu 18.04)
After several tries like using cartopy, using apt install to install cartopy and basemap. None of them works quickly for python3.6.

In the end it works for this "simple" way:

1. Installing pyproj (3.0.0) by python3 -m pip install pyproj==3.0
2. installing matplotlib by python3 -m pip install matplotlib==3.3.3
3. downloading the basemap 1.2.2 version and install also by python3 -m pip install . in the basemap untar folder.

Hope this helps.

[molinav]

Hi @metalpen1984,

Yes, you are totally right, at the moment it is not so easy to install due to the basemap dependencies. I am working on it but the solution is still not finished.

You could also try some temporary wheels that I have in my fork. These wheels already handle the installation of the Python dependencies, but it still lacks the pre-built libgeos shared library inside in order to have proper manylinux1 packages. I am also working on it.

With these wheels you would need to install first GEOS by yourself (sudo apt-get install libgeos-dev), ensure that you have gcc installed too, and then python3 -m pip install for the wheel files.

Please note also that I have split basemap in several packages there:

• basemap-lite: the basemap Python source code, it depends on basemap-data so you need to install it first.
• basemap-data: most of the files in the data folder.
• basemap-extras: the bulky high-resolution data files. This wheel is optional if you do not need the high-resolution files. It is kind of like basemap-data-hires in Anaconda.

[liamxg]

can not install basemap for two days, and i tried many times, who can help me out, thanks.

[molinav]

@LiXingguangBrandonStark What operating system are you using?

[liamxg]

mac

[liamxg]

(base) lixingguangtekiMacBook-puro:basemap-1.2.2rel lixingguang$ pip list
Package Version

---

certifi 2020.12.5
cycler 0.10.0
kiwisolver 1.3.1
matplotlib 3.3.3
numpy 1.20.1
Pillow 8.1.0
pip 21.0.1
pyparsing 2.4.7
pyproj 3.0.0
pyshp 2.1.3
python-dateutil 2.8.1
setuptools 49.2.1
six 1.15.0

[molinav]

@LiXingguangBrandonStark Unfortunately for Mac I cannot help you much because I do not have a computer with it. I would like to provide wheel files in the future for Windows, Linux and Mac, but I haven't had time yet.

The most likely reason why your installation does not work is because it cannot compile the _geos extension, probably because it cannot find the geos_c shared library. Do you have GEOS installed in your system? Are you trying to compile GEOS from the source code provided with basemap?

[liamxg]

(base) lixingguangtekiMacBook-puro:basemap-1.2.2rel lixingguang$ pip list
Package Version

---

basemap-data 1.3.0
certifi 2020.12.5
click 7.1.2
cycler 0.10.0
Flask 1.1.2
geos 0.2.2
itsdangerous 1.1.0
Jinja2 2.11.3
kiwisolver 1.3.1
lxml 4.6.2
MarkupSafe 1.1.1
matplotlib 3.3.3
numpy 1.20.1
Pillow 8.1.0
pip 21.0.1
pyparsing 2.4.7
pyproj 3.0.0
pyshp 2.1.3
python-dateutil 2.8.1
setuptools 49.2.1
six 1.15.0
Werkzeug 1.0.1

[liamxg]

anyone install basemap in MAC?

[molinav]

Sorry, the geos I was referring to is not the one that you can see in PyPI (and listed with you pip list command), it should be a shared library that e.g. under Ubuntu it can be installed with apt-get. If it is not available through repositories, you would need to compile it from source before installing basemap. The source code of GEOS is provided together with basemap.

Are you using Anaconda? Are you using Homebrew?

[liamxg]

i can use both of annacoda and homebrew.

[liamxg]

(base) lixingguangtekiMacBook-puro:basemap-1.2.2rel lixingguang$ python setup.py install
checking for GEOS lib in /Users/lixingguang ....
checking for GEOS lib in /Users/lixingguang/local ....
checking for GEOS lib in /usr ....
checking for GEOS lib in /usr/local ....
GEOS lib (version 3.3.3) found in /usr/local
running install
running bdist_egg
running egg_info
running build_src
build_src
building extension "_geoslib" sources
build_src: building npy-pkg config files
writing requirements to lib/basemap.egg-info/requires.txt
writing lib/basemap.egg-info/PKG-INFO
writing namespace_packages to lib/basemap.egg-info/namespace_packages.txt
writing top-level names to lib/basemap.egg-info/top_level.txt
writing dependency_links to lib/basemap.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
reading manifest file 'lib/basemap.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
reading manifest template 'MANIFEST.in'
warning: no files found matching 'README'
warning: no files found matching 'LICENSE_proj4'
warning: no files found matching 'LICENSE_pyshp'
warning: no files found matching 'lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/pyproj.py'
warning: no files found matching 'lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/shapefile.py'
writing manifest file 'lib/basemap.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
installing library code to build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg
running install_lib
running build_py
running build_ext

[liamxg]

when i run "python setup.py install", there are errors.

[liamxg]

customize UnixCCompiler
customize UnixCCompiler using build_ext
creating build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg
creating build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits
creating build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/cm.py -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/init.py -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/test.py -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/diagnostic.py -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/proj.py -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/solar.py -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap
creating build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_2.5min_c.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/UScounties.dbf -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/rivers_l.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/statesmeta_h.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/statesmeta_i.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/statesmeta_l.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_2.5min_f.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/rivers_h.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/rivers_i.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/riversmeta_l.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/states_c.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_10min_c.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countries_l.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhs_f.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_1.25min_i.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhsmeta_l.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countriesmeta_i.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countriesmeta_h.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_5min_c.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_1.25min_h.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_1.25min_l.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhsmeta_i.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countriesmeta_l.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_5min_f.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhsmeta_h.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/UScounties.shx -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/riversmeta_i.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/states_f.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_10min_f.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhs_c.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countries_i.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countries_h.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/riversmeta_h.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/UScounties.shp -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_1.25min_c.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhsmeta_f.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_5min_h.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countriesmeta_c.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_5min_i.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/riversmeta_f.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/states_i.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_10min_i.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countries_f.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhs_l.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_10min_h.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/states_h.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/shadedrelief.jpg -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/riversmeta_c.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/states_l.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_10min_l.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhs_i.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countries_c.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhs_h.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_1.25min_f.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/gshhsmeta_c.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/countriesmeta_f.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_5min_l.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/statesmeta_c.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/bmng.jpg -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_2.5min_i.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/rivers_f.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_2.5min_h.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/lsmask_2.5min_l.bin -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/rivers_c.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/etopo1.jpg -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/UScounties.prj -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/statesmeta_f.dat -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data/epsg -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/data
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/mpl_toolkits/init.py -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits
copying build/lib.macosx-10.7-x86_64-2.7/_geoslib.so -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg
byte-compiling build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/cm.py to cm.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/init.py to init.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/test.py to test.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/diagnostic.py to diagnostic.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/proj.py to proj.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/basemap/solar.py to solar.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/mpl_toolkits/init.py to init.pyc
creating stub loader for _geoslib.so
byte-compiling build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/_geoslib.py to _geoslib.pyc
creating build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
copying lib/basemap.egg-info/PKG-INFO -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
copying lib/basemap.egg-info/SOURCES.txt -> build/bdist.macosx-10.7-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
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