Conda install issues

[irgallard]

Hello,

I am having issues installing Ocelot via Conda. This is what I get:

Hopefully there is a solution, since Conda is very easy to manage. Will try the repo install now.

[dmargarone]

Hi @irgallard, it is better to downloaded Ocelot from from GitHub zip file and start using it directly (without any installation).

Conda installation is handy, however, working with the downloading folder from the GitHub zip file is equally simple. Just don't forget to do: export PYTHONPATH=/your_working_dir/ocelot-master:$PYTHONPATH

[st-walker]

You can always do pip install ~/path/to/ocelot or pip install --editable ~/path/to/ocelot after cloning the repo. This is generally easier than playing with PYTHONPATH (I have not touched PYTHONPATH in many many years). This way also takes care of any dependencies/setup as well.

I don't know why the conda recipe doesn't work. That is @sergey-tomin's domain.

[irgallard]

Thank you @dmargarone @st-walker. I managed to run it downloading the repo, so far it works. One last thing, any plans to release an Ocelot docker image?

[st-walker]

It is not hard to do but I am curious what you would have in mind for it?

[irgallard]

@st-walker Regarding the Docker image, I think it would be nice to have a portable, isolated and compatible version of the simulator that can be deployed anywhere. Many applications now allow you to install with Docker for its simplicity and in case the other installation methods fail.

[st-walker]

Hi @irgallard, I understand the benefits of Docker, I am just curious where and how you are wanting to use ocelot but can't because there's no docker image.

[irgallard]

@st-walker Thanks for the replies!

The end goal of our work is to study Reinforcement Learning algorithms applied to accelerator control, using Ocelot as environment and Kubeflow for managing the Machine Learning pipelines. I am not an expert on Kubeflow, but as far as I understood, each element of the pipeline is typically encapsulated as a container.

So far so good though, Ocelot works just fine on my machine and I am still learning to use it.