Problems installing/importing Basemap

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I have installed Anaconda (version 1.6.2) installed on my 64 bit machine. It comes with a great set of libraries, but I also need Basemap, part of matlibplot, but it is not included with the Anaconda install. I attempted to install Basemap and move the files in the Anacaonda\Lib\site-packages\mpl_toolkits directory since it is part of the mpl_toolkits library. However when I attempt to run a script, I keep getting the errors: "No module named _geoslib" "Cannot import pyproj"

I found the pyproj library. Do I need it? Where can I find geoslib? And how do I get Basemap to work?

score 10 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 09 '13 at 10:21

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What you nees is to change your path first, by:

$ export PATH=~/anaconda/bin:$PATH

and then,

$ conda install basemap

( I assumed you are in Linux)

source:http://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/faq.html

answered Oct 09 '13 at 10:21

fereshteh asgari

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The question mentions the directory "Anacaonda\Lib\site-packages\mpl_toolkits". With those backslashes, my first guess is the OP is using Windows. – Warren Weckesser Oct 09 '13 at 15:09
aggree with this answer,you should install the package within Anaconda – sikisis Sep 16 '15 at 11:12

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 16 '14 at 12:14

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If your on Windows try installing Basemap from the Sourceforge executable, these should include GEOS and PROJ4 dependencies of Basemap.

answered Jan 16 '14 at 12:14

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score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 20 '16 at 07:49

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I believe all that is needed is to update matplotlib, I just had this problem and doing this worked for me:

pip install --upgrade matplotlib

edited Nov 20 '16 at 07:49

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answered Nov 20 '16 at 02:34

Colonel_Old

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Problems installing/importing Basemap

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