xgcm is compatible with python 3 (>= version 3.6). It requires xarray (>= version 0.13.0) numpy (>= version 1.16.0) and dask (>= version 0.16.0).

The easiest way to install xgcm along with its dependencies is via conda forge:

conda install -c conda-forge xgcm

An alternative is to use pip:

pip install xgcm

This will install the latest release from pypi.

xgcm is under active development. To obtain the latest development version, you may clone the source repository and install it:

git clone https://github.com/xgcm/xgcm.git
cd xgcm
python setup.py install

or simply:

pip install git+https://github.com/xgcm/xgcm.git

Users are encouraged to fork xgcm and submit issues and pull requests.