Update setup instructions and environment (#63)

Author: jorisvandenbossche

docs/setup.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ the *base (root) environment*, click the arrow next to it and click `Open termin
 Type following command + ENTER-button (make sure you have an internet connection):
 
 ```
-conda update -n root conda
+conda update -n base conda
 ```
 and respond with *Yes* by typing `y`. Packages should be updated after the completion of the command.
 
@@ -64,10 +64,9 @@ an [`environment.yml` file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jorisvandenbossche
 ```
 name: DS-geospatial
 channels:
-- defaults
 - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-- python=3.10
+- python=3.11
 - geopandas
 - ...
 ```
@@ -98,6 +97,8 @@ the *base (root) environment*, click the arrow next to it and click `Open termin
 Type following commands line by line + ENTER-button (make sure you have an internet connection):
 
 ```
+conda install -n base conda-libmamba-solver
+conda config --set solver libmamba
 conda config --add channels conda-forge
 conda config --set channel_priority strict
 cd FOLDER_PATH_TO_ENVIRONMENT_FILE

docs/slides.html

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Python for GIS and Geoscience
 
 Doctoral schools of Ghent University<br>
-November 21, 23 and 25, 2022
+September 20-22, 2023
 
 Joris Van den Bossche, Stijn Van Hoey
 

environment.yml

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ dependencies:
   - jupyter
   - jupyterlab>3
   - numpy
-  - pandas
+  # pinning pandas temporary because 2.1 causes warnings with geopandas and seaborn
+  - pandas=2.0
   - xarray
   - geopandas
-  - pygeos
   - rasterio
   - owslib
   - rasterstats