PyTOUGH (Python TOUGH) is a Python library for simplifying, extending and automating the use of the TOUGH2 subsurface fluid and heat flow simulator. Using PyTOUGH, it is possible to automate the creation and editing of TOUGH2 model grids and data files, and the analysis and display of model simulation results, using Python scripts.
First, make sure you have Python and the Numerical Python library installed on your machine. (For some features you will need other libraries such as Scientific Python or Matplotlib- consult the user guide for details.)
Click the Clone or download button at the right of the PyTOUGH web page and then click Download ZIP , and save the .zip file to your computer. Unzip this to any directory on your computer. This will create a directory containing a file called setup.py. At the command line type python setup.py install.
(Alternatively, if you are confident using the Git version control system, you can clone the PyTOUGH repository instead of downloading a .zip file.)
For more detailed information on PyTOUGH, consult the user guide (PDF format, in the 'doc' directory of your PyTOUGH install) and the PyTOUGH wiki, which has links to published articles on PyTOUGH.
The latest stable version is 1.5.3, which has:
- further Python 3 compatibility fixes
- a suite of unit tests for verifying that PyTOUGH is working correctly
- continuous integration, which automatically runs the unit tests on various versions of Python 2 and 3, whenever changes are pushed to PyTOUGH on its Github repository
as well as various bug fixes and other minor enhancements.
Since PyTOUGH version 1.3.6, the PyTOUGH user guide (PyTOUGH-guide.pdf) is now included in the 'doc' directory of your PyTOUGH install. Previously this was available separately from the 'Downloads' section on the website, but GitHub decided to phase out this 'Downloads' section.