python-environment-to-do-tidal-analysis"></a>
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<p>There are many different ways to set up and configure a python
environment for doing oceanography. I am not a python expert, so take
any of my advice with a grain of salt, but other competent
oceanographers that I know that use python seem to prefer the
“miniconda” distribution, which uses conda as a package manager (and can
also use the more development-oriented package repository of
conda-forge).</p>
<p>Whenever I am setting up a new miniconda ins