# \#climate-conda-enviro **URL:** https://forum.access-hive.org.au/tag/climate-conda-enviro/408.md [Latest](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/tags.md) --- ## [Will a version of the XP65 Conda environments maintain a NumPy version \< 2](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/will-a-version-of-the-xp65-conda-environments-maintain-a-numpy-version-2/6938)
**Author:** [@cpickett](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/cpickett)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [28 August 2026 05:48 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/will-a-version-of-the-xp65-conda-environments-maintain-a-numpy-version-2/6938 "2026-08-28T05:48:17Z")
Hello, I am currently using the 26.01 version of the analysis3 Conda environment on the NCI, mainly because NumPy v1.26.4 is installed (i.e. a version \< 2). However, I’ve received a message that this particular version … --- ## [Parcels incompatible with Zarr \>=3](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/parcels-incompatible-with-zarr-3/5619)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Roach](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Christopher_Roach)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [27 May 2026 06:37 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/parcels-incompatible-with-zarr-3/5619 "2026-05-27T06:37:33Z")
Just in the process of updating some of my particle tracking code to work with Parcels v3.X and noticed that when I tried running it under conda/analysis3-latest, it crashed due to an “AttributeError: module ‘zarr.storag… --- ## [Important Announcement – New \`analysis3-26.03\` Conda Environment](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/important-announcement-new-analysis3-26-03-conda-environment/6050)
**Author:** [@rbeucher](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/rbeucher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 March 2026 00:43 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/important-announcement-new-analysis3-26-03-conda-environment/6050 "2026-03-13T00:43:27Z")
Dear ACCESS community, The new analysis3-26.03 conda environment is now available. Highlights Major stack upgrades: Python 3.12, NumPy 2, OpenMPI 5.0.8 ANTS packages removed due to tight dependency constraints regiona… --- ## [Outdated openmpi in xp65 analysis3](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/outdated-openmpi-in-xp65-analysis3/5684)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Barnes](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Michael_Barnes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [16 December 2025 02:00 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/outdated-openmpi-in-xp65-analysis3/5684 "2025-12-16T02:00:54Z")
Hi all. I am trying to use a package that requires openmpi in the analysis3 conda environment. However, it appears as if this is still an old install from hh5 which has been deprecated. Is there a way to update this to … --- ## [Request addition of the \`dask-optimiser\` module from \`hh5\`](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/request-addition-of-the-dask-optimiser-module-from-hh5/5423)
**Author:** [@ClaireT](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/ClaireT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [21 October 2025 23:44 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/request-addition-of-the-dask-optimiser-module-from-hh5/5423 "2025-10-21T23:44:15Z")
Description of request: hh5 contained a dask-optimser module that took care of a bunch of things that made PBSCluster much easier to use in ARE and possibly more performant - could this please be added to the xp65 mod… --- ## [Conda licence change - impact for xp65 users?](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/conda-licence-change-impact-for-xp65-users/5344)
**Author:** [@ClaireT](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/ClaireT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [2 October 2025 06:42 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/conda-licence-change-impact-for-xp65-users/5344 "2025-10-02T06:42:52Z")
Hi folks, At CSIRO we’ve just been notified that the changes to Anaconda licensing mean that as of Nov 1, we need to not have “defaults” in our channels list. It looks like xp65 analysis envs are built from “defaults” n… --- ## [Analysis3 dask\_jobqueue storage flags query](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/analysis3-dask-jobqueue-storage-flags-query/5264)
**Author:** [@dougrichardson](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/dougrichardson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [25 September 2025 02:03 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/analysis3-dask-jobqueue-storage-flags-query/5264 "2025-09-25T02:03:16Z")
I’m starting to use analysis3 with ARE for my workflows, but a lot of the data I want to analyse are on w42, a CLEX legacy project on NCI. When I add gdata/w42 to the storage flag in dask\_jobqueue.PBSCluster, the dask wo… --- ## [Xarray to\_zarr causing errors in new xp65 env that weren't present in hh5](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/xarray-to-zarr-causing-errors-in-new-xp65-env-that-werent-present-in-hh5/4562)
**Author:** [@jpeter](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/jpeter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [12 August 2025 00:37 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/xarray-to-zarr-causing-errors-in-new-xp65-env-that-werent-present-in-hh5/4562 "2025-08-12T00:37:20Z")
Dear Hive, I am using xarray to\_zarr utility. Here is the fragment of code: data\_full = xr.open\_mfdataset(file\_list, preprocess = preprocess\_ds, parallel = True).persist() data\_stacked = data\_full\[all\_vars\].to\_array(… --- ## [Xp65 conda/analysis3 environment + regional\_mom6 versioning](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/xp65-conda-analysis3-environment-regional-mom6-versioning/4452)
**Author:** [@mmr0](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/mmr0)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [29 July 2025 04:13 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/xp65-conda-analysis3-environment-regional-mom6-versioning/4452 "2025-07-29T04:13:09Z")
Hey all, I’m trying to run the regional mom6 package after a break. Using this notebook based off the regional\_mom6 demo. It’s failing on the bathymetry creation step with error message ValueError: chunks must have the … --- ## [Xp65 conda missing cartopy pre\_existing\_data\_dir](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/xp65-conda-missing-cartopy-pre-existing-data-dir/4729)
**Author:** [@Scott](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Scott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [23 July 2025 02:49 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/xp65-conda-missing-cartopy-pre-existing-data-dir/4729 "2025-07-23T02:49:16Z")
The xp65 conda environments are missing a definition for the cartopy data directory. If this is not set then plots using external data (e.g. coastlines, backgrounds) can’t be created from batch scripts on the compute que… --- ## [Error when using f2py module in new xp65 environment (but worked in hh5)](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/error-when-using-f2py-module-in-new-xp65-environment-but-worked-in-hh5/4576)
**Author:** [@jpeter](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/jpeter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [10 June 2025 01:55 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/error-when-using-f2py-module-in-new-xp65-environment-but-worked-in-hh5/4576 "2025-06-10T01:55:01Z")
Dear Hive, I am using f2py to compile Fortran code into a python module: #!/bin/bash #module use /g/data/hh5/public/modules #module load conda/analysis3-unstable module use /g/data/xp65/public/modules module load conda… --- ## [Using dask\_jobqueue in the new xp65 environment](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/using-dask-jobqueue-in-the-new-xp65-environment/4451)
**Author:** [@jpeter](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/jpeter)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [4 June 2025 23:57 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/using-dask-jobqueue-in-the-new-xp65-environment/4451 "2025-06-04T23:57:53Z")
Dear NRI, I use dask\_jobqueue to set up bespoke clusters within a jupyter lab notebook. I don’t use the ARE but a script to start the notebook, which seems to work fine with the new xp65 env. My problem occurs when sub… --- ## [Conda requests from CWS-help](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/conda-requests-from-cws-help/4049)
**Author:** [@ClaireT](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/ClaireT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [16 May 2025 01:23 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/conda-requests-from-cws-help/4049 "2025-05-16T01:23:23Z")
Copying over from CWShelp tickets. Hopefully these go back to when CLEX CMS was actively managing hh5 so hopefully this will be it but I’ll add more if I find them. -ClaireT #CWSHELP-3533 Hi I would like to please … --- ## [Xp65 conda init fails](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/xp65-conda-init-fails/4454)
**Author:** [@mmr0](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/mmr0)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [1 May 2025 03:47 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/xp65-conda-init-fails/4454 "2025-05-01T03:47:28Z")
Hello, I was attempting to activate the analysis3 environment & got stuck at conda init. I removed any previous conda things from my .bashrc file & logged out and back in again. The same steps I show below work for the … --- ## [ACCESS-NRI Analysis3 Conda Environments – New Release Announcement](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/access-nri-analysis3-conda-environments-new-release-announcement/4377)
**Author:** [@rbeucher](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/rbeucher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 April 2025 10:37 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/access-nri-analysis3-conda-environments-new-release-announcement/4377 "2025-04-02T10:37:37Z")
:rocket: :rocket: Announcing the New ACCESS-NRI conda/analysis3 Environments We are pleased to announce that the ACCESS-NRI conda environments, including the analysis3 environment formerly maintained by CLEX on project … --- ## [Request to add ProPlot to the climate conda environment](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/request-to-add-proplot-to-the-climate-conda-environment/4017)
**Author:** [@robwarren](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/robwarren)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [15 April 2025 03:23 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/request-to-add-proplot-to-the-climate-conda-environment/4017 "2025-04-15T03:23:29Z")
Would it be possible to get ProPlot added to the climate conda environment? ProPlot is a matplotlib wrapper designed to make it easier to make publication-quality figures. I know several scientists at the Bureau who are … --- ## [NRI climate conda environments: information to users](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/nri-climate-conda-environments-information-to-users/3939)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [11 March 2025 02:12 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/nri-climate-conda-environments-information-to-users/3939 "2025-03-11T02:12:04Z")
This topic will be used to send information to users of the climate conda environments supported by ACCESS-NRI. These environments were formerly known as “hh5 conda environments” and managed by the CLEX CMS team. Join t…