1. Environment
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Install
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    The first step before running any sloop experiment,
    the user has to install python environment dedicated to sloop.
    To do so, run the following command::

        $ sloop-conda-install
    
    Several options are available:

    .. command-output:: sloop-conda-install --help

    .. warning::

        The python installation directory is automatically defined. On a local 
        computer, the directory will be $HOME but the user can explicitly give
        an other directory by passing the `-i` option.  
    
    .. command-output:: sloop-conda-install -n

Load 
----

    Load the dedicated sloop environment.
    To do so, first load the python environment, for instance::
    
        $ module purge
        $ module use ~$LOGNAME/Modulefiles/conda3
        $ module load sloop
    
    Then, export the following environment variables::

        $ export MTOOLDIR=$WORKDIR
        $ export PATH=$PATH:~$LOGNAME/Src/vortex/bin:~$LOGNAME/Src/sloop/bin
        $ export PYTHONPATH=~$LOGNAME/Src/vortex/project:~LOGNAME/Src/vortex/site:~LOGNAME/Src/vortex/src:~$LOGNAME/Src/sloop
    
    That's it !
    For all the commande lines above, the creation of an alias named `sloopenv` is recommanded.