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Warning!

Puhti and Mahti will be decommissioned after Roihu becomes available. Users should clean up unnecessary files and move any required data by the end of August 2026. See the Roihu data preparation instructions for details.

Puhti scratch is very full: keep only active data there and move or delete everything else. No new Puhti scratch quota will be granted.

IDL

Programming Language, Numeric Analysis, Manipulation and Visualization of Scientific Data

Available

  • Puhti: 8.5.1, 8.8.2
  • Mahti: 8.5.1, 8.8.1, 8.8.3

License

CSC has an Academic license, i.e., it is meant for Academic research only.

Usage

module load idl
  • Command line interface: idl
  • Graphical user interface: idlde

More information

  • Manuals on Puhti (pdf):
    • /appl/soft/math/idl/idl/help/pdf
    • /appl/soft/math/idl/idl85/help/pdf
    • /appl/soft/math/idl/idl882/idl88/help/pdf
  • IDL Manuals on the Web