Overview¶

SWIMpy¶

A python package to interact and test the ecohydrological model SWIM.

Setup python environment $ virtualenv swimpyenv and activate it $ source swimpyenv/bin/activate
Download and install SWIMpy: $ pip install git+https://gitlab.pik-potsdam.de/wortmann/swimpy.git
Setup your project in your model directory: $ swimpy setup
Check the commandline help swimpy -h, use your project in python scripts by importing swimpy and loading the project instance: project = swimpy.Project() or by starting the browser app $ swimpy browser start and navigate your browser to [http://localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000)

Python API
Documented commandline interface
A central project settings file
Easy per-project customisations and extensions
Record runs with parameter changes, result indicators and data files
Simple browser app to browse saved model runs and show plots
Easy parameter reading/setting and output file reading
Result visualisation with reusable matplotlib plot functions
Interface to GRASS database
Linking to the [evoalgos](https://ls11-www.cs.tu-dortmund.de/people/swessing/evoalgos/doc/index.html) multiobjective evolutionary optimization package

Michel Wortmann <wortmann@pik-potsdam.de> (development Lead), Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research, Germany