Installing conda packages via mamba

.github/workflows/pytest.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ jobs:
             echo "$CONDA"/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          conda config --add channels conda-forge
           conda env update --file environment.yml --name base
+          if [ -f mamba_requirements.txt ]; then mamba install --file mamba_requirements.txt; fi
           if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
       - name: Checkout submodules
         run: git submodule update --init --recursive

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Add Changelog.md (#79)
 - Fix command-line string size issue (#80)
 - Add non-recursive file search when path to multiple files is provided (-pnr option) (#81)
+- Use mamba to install required conda packages (#83)
 ### Changed:
 - Add cfunits to environment.yml to fix tests (#52)
 - Large revision of README.md (#51)

README.md

@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ We set up a binder where you can try out the functionalities of the ATMODAT Stan
    cd atmodat_data_checker
    ```
 
-4. Create conda environment and install the needed anaconda packages:
+4. Create conda environment and install the needed anaconda packages (via mamba):
    ```bash
    conda env create -f environment.yml
    conda activate atmodat
+   mamba install --file mamba_requirements.txt
    ```
 
 5. Install (and upgrade) atmodat-checker

environment.yml

@@ -4,12 +4,5 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
   - defaults
 dependencies:
-  - pip
   - python>=3.6
-  - pandas
-  - compliance-checker
-  - cfunits
-  - udunits2
-  - git
-  # tests
-  - pytest
+  - mamba

mamba_requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+pip
+pandas
+compliance-checker
+cfunits
+udunits2
+git
+pytest