# PyGMT v0.1.0 released! **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [May 6, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442 "2020-05-06T03:34:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![weiji14](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/weiji14/32/33_2.png) [@weiji14](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/weiji14)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442/1 "2020-05-06T03:34:54Z")
🎉 **It is with great pleasure that we announce the first official release of [PyGMT v0.1.0](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/releases/tag/v0.1.0)!** 🎉 [PyGMT](https://www.pygmt.org) is a Python interface for the Generic Mapping Tools. This release marks the result of months if not years of work from @leouieda, @seisman and the rest of the PyGMT team. Here are a few highlights from this release: - Python 3.8 is now supported ([#398](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/398)) - PyGMT now uses the stable version of GMT 6.0.0 by default ([#363](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/363)) - Use sphinx-gallery to manage examples and tutorials ([#268](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/398)) The full list of changes can be found in the [changelog](https://www.pygmt.org/v0.1.0/changes.html#release-v0-1-0-2020-05-03), including a list of all contributors. Installation instructions can be found at [Installing — PyGMT](https://www.pygmt.org/v0.1.0/install.html). We’re happy to say that not only is the `pygmt` package on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pygmt/0.1.0/), but also [conda-forge](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pygmt) too (Linux/MacOS only)! **Disclaimer** : The package package is still undergoing rapid development, and the API is subject to change in future releases. We are particularly aware that Windows users will encounter installation issues, and are working on it at [Fix issues for running on Windows by leouieda · Pull Request #313 · GenericMappingTools/pygmt · GitHub](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/313). * * * **Roadmap to [v0.2.0](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/milestone/2)** Looking into the future, here are some new features being planned: - Support Windows properly ([#313](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/313)) - Implement [subplot](https://docs.generic-mapping-tools.org/latest/subplot.html) wrapper ([#412](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/412)) - Documentation fixes (e.g. [#79](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/issues/79)) - etc As always, we’re open to feedback and [contributions](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/contribute), especially from new users! Feel free to ask us questions here on the forum, or submit bug reports on our [Github issue tracker](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/issues). Enjoy 🥳 ---
**Author:** ![leouieda](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/leouieda/32/2134_2.png) [@leouieda](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/leouieda)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442/2 "2020-05-07T12:59:32Z")
Thank you @weiji14 for handling the release! Much appreciated 🎊 ---
**Author:** ![shamgpbhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@shamgpbhu](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/shamgpbhu)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442/3 "2020-05-07T16:33:44Z")
Dear I am installing the pygmt on the WINDOW-10.but it is showing the following error File “C:\Users\vmt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\__init_\_.py”, line 30, in \_begin() File “C:\Users\vmt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\session\_management.py”, line 16, in begin with Session() as lib: File “C:\Users\vmt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\session.py”, line 177, in **enter** self.create(“pygmt-session”) File “C:\Users\vmt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\session.py”, line 325, in create c\_create\_session = self.get\_libgmt\_func( File “C:\Users\vmt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\session.py”, line 276, in get\_libgmt\_func self.\_libgmt = load\_libgmt() File “C:\Users\vmt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\loading.py”, line 42, in load\_libgmt libgmt = ctypes.CDLL(os.path.join(libpath, libname)) NameError: name ‘libname’ is not defined Kindly help me to install the Pygmt in my computer system Thank you very much with regards Radheshyam ---
**Author:** ![pwessel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/pwessel/32/30_2.png) [@pwessel](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/pwessel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442/4 "2020-05-07T20:00:52Z")
Congratulations to @leouieda and @weiji14 for getting the first official release out the door! Many thanks for your hard work! ---
**Author:** ![weiji14](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/weiji14/32/33_2.png) [@weiji14](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/weiji14)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442/5 "2020-05-13T08:55:30Z")
@shamgpbhu, you’ll have to install GMT (go to [https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/download](https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/download)) for pygmt to work (pygmt is not a standalone program). Also just be aware that Windows is not fully supported yet, see [https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/313](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/313). ---
**Author:** ![shamgpbhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@shamgpbhu](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/shamgpbhu)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442/6 "2020-05-13T09:18:09Z")
@weiji14, Thank you very much reply, I have ready installed the window-gmt. but I am unable to solve my problem.It is showing the same error. thank you very much with regards Radheshyam ---
**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442/7 "2020-05-13T14:42:44Z")
I don’t understand those problems on Windows. I just did (again) ```auto pip install pygmt ``` (had to also install pytest, which is not mentioned in the docs) and it fails, but clearly for another reason, since the `gmt_w64.dll` was correctly found. ```auto >>> pygmt.test() Loaded libgmt: binary dir: C:/programs/WPy64-3.7.2/python-3.7.2.amd64 cores: 12 grid layout: rows library path: C:/programs/GMTdir/gmt_w64.dll padding: 2 plugin dir: C:/programs/GMTdir/gmt_plugins share dir: C:/progs_cygw/GMTdev/gmt5/compileds/gmt6/VC14_64/share version: 6.1.0 ERROR: usage: [options] [file_or_dir] [file_or_dir] [...] : error: unrecognized arguments: --mpl inifile: None rootdir: C:\Users\joaqu ``` Are you sure you didn’t ignore a message during GMT installation saying that it could not update your path? ---
**Author:** ![seisman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/seisman/32/4_2.png) [@seisman](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/seisman)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442/8 "2020-05-13T15:09:53Z")
```auto ERROR: usage: [options] [file_or_dir] [file_or_dir] [...] : error: unrecognized arguments: --mpl ``` The error message is simply because you didn’t install the pytest-mpl package for image comparison. ```auto File “C:\Users\vmt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\loading.py”, line 42, in load_libgmt libgmt = ctypes.CDLL(os.path.join(libpath, libname)) NameError: name ‘libname’ is not defined ``` @shamgpbhu I’m afraid you’re not installing the correct pygmt version. For PyGMT v0.1.0, line 42 of the pygmt/clib/loading.py is ```auto libgmt = ctypes.CDLL(libpath) ``` ---
**Author:** ![shamgpbhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@shamgpbhu](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/shamgpbhu)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/pygmt-v0-1-0-released/442/9 "2020-05-14T13:20:38Z")
thank you for reply, but from we get correct version