How to install boto3 in Windows on Creodias

Introduction

The boto3 library for Python can be used to list and download items from a specified S3 bucket or from the EODATA repository. In this article, you will install boto3 on a Windows system.

Step 1: Ensure that Python 3 is preinstalled

On a desktop Windows system

To run boto3, you need to have Python installed.

If you are running Windows on a desktop computer, the first step of this article shows how to install Python: How to install OpenStackClient GitBash for Windows on Creodias.

On a virtual machine running in Creodias cloud

Virtual machines created in the Creodias cloud usually have Python 3 already preinstalled.

If you want to create your own Windows VM, two steps are involved:

  1. Log in to your Creodias hosting account with access to the Horizon interface: https://horizon.cloudferro.com/auth/login/?next=/.

  2. Use an existing Windows instance or create a new one.

For more information, see Connecting to a Windows VM via RDP through a Linux Bastion Host port forwarding on Creodias.

Step 2: Install boto3 on Windows

To install boto3 on Windows:

  1. Log in as administrator.

  2. Click the Windows icon in the bottom-left corner of your desktop.

  3. Find Command Prompt by entering cmd.

../_images/boto1.png

Verify that you have an up-to-date Python installation:

python -V
../_images/boto2.png

Install boto3 with the following command:

pip install boto3
../_images/boto3.png

Verify the installation:

pip show boto3
../_images/boto4.png

What to do next

With the boto3 library, you can download and list satellite images from buckets or from the EODATA repository.

How to access EODATA using boto3 on Creodias

Sample Workflow: Running EO Processing MPI jobs on a SLURM Cluster on Creodias Cloud