Basemap

FAQ

Some issues have been reported about installing basemap on systems with Windows 64, Python 3. This is a list of typical problems and solutions.

Error message: "UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be in conflict"

UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be in conflict:

 -basemap -> numpy 1.10* -> python 2.7* -> vc 9.*

 -python 3.6*

Use "conda info <package>" to see the dependencies for each package.

• download 'basemap-1.1.0-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl' from https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

• Run command like below :

  pip install C:\Users<your path>\basemap-1.1.0-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl

• May need to download and install pyproj: https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pyproj

Error message: "distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformErroe: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required."

Run

conda install -c conda-forge basemap=1.0.8.dev0
conda install -c conda-forge basemap-data-hires