❓ Troubleshooting
Like any software, SounderPy is prone to errors now and then – some of them are known with fixes! If you are running into issues using SounderPy, check out this guide to troubleshooting below!
If you have an error that you don’t see on this page, you can open a GitHub Issue or feel free to shoot me a DM on Twitter!
Funky Plot Scaling
When using SounderPy’s plot function, sometimes the matplotlib formatting operations the plot functions use (build_sounding(), build_hodograph(), build_composite()) don’t agree with some screen sizes. This throws off the scaling of the plots when plotting them ‘inline’. Thankfully there is a fix!
Each of SounderPy’s plotting functions have a save key-word-argument (kwarg). By default these are set to False, but when setting the kwarg to True you can save the plot to a .png file.
When the plot is saved to a file it will preserve the correct scaling and dimensions.
The Fix: saving the plot to a file
Add the
save=Truekwarg to your plot function (build_sounding(),build_hodograph(),build_composite()).You can optionally add the
filenamekwarg that allows you to set a specific filename. By default, this filename is ‘sounderpy_sounding.png’.
Goofy ACARS Profiles
Sometimes ACARS data just comes with errors that can not be fixed. Because these observations are taken by aircraft during arrivals and departures, they can be prone to errors such as too-dry dewpoints, too-strong wind velocity, and strange height data. Unfortunately these errors can not be fixed.