EPANET-Python

EPANET-Python can combine EPANET tools with sophisticated Python capabilities like this Matplotlib graph

When I started teaching programming for water professionals at UNESCO-IHE, I was compelled to use C/C++ as the language. This is due to the fact that EPANET2.0 and EPA-SWMM5.0 (Two main programes, students in my department had to learn) were written in C language. However, C/C++ is a horrible first language. Students have to cover at least three days of learning of arcane syntax and rules before they begin to write some semi-useful code. On the other hand, if I could conduct the classes in Python, they will see the `light' within a few hours! They can start doing interesting things at the onset of learning itself. What a way to stimulate learning!

I wanted to make it possible to call EPANET2 and EPA-SWMM5.0 procedures from python. Following is the first attempt:

Download

• Test program with graphics using Matplotlib media:swig_python_epanet_toolkit.zip
• Test program without graphics: media:swig_python_epanet_toolkit_pyplot.zip

How to use

Linux

• Make sure python2.7 python2.7-dev, numpy and matplotlib are installed
• Extract media:swig_python_epanet_toolkit_pyplot.zip and go to epanetools directory and run the following command.

python setup.py build install 

OS-X

Should work similar to Linux, but I don't have a Mac to test on :-)

Windows

• Install a python stack with numpy and matplotlib.
  • Can use: Python 2.7 [1], numpy [2] and Matplotlib [3]
• use the epanettools/dist/epanettools-0.1.win32-py2.7.msi file to install.

Testing

• go to netbeans/EPANET/src and run the epanet.py