Standalone: needed changes to ease use of climakitae outside of HUB environment

[elehmer]

Description of PR

This PR works on making climakitae work outside of the HUB in local python environments using pip or conda.

Summary of changes and related issue

Relevant motivation and context

Some entities wish to use climakitae outside of the HUB environment and in their python setup.

Dependencies required for this change?

Fixes # (issue), delete if not necessary

Type of change

• [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• [ ] This change requires a documentation update

How Has This Been Tested?

Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Provide instructions so we can reproduce.

• [ ] Ubuntu 22.04 LTS python 3.10.12 pip install using modified requirements.txt
• [ ] Ubuntu 22.04 LTS python 3.10.9 conda install using lock file (pangeo-notebook) plus xclim, dask-gateway, dask-geopandas

Checklist:

• [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• [ ] I have performed a self-review of my code
• [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
• [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

[elehmer]

By adding to the requirements.txt file I was able to load climakitae and run through the commands in _gettingstarted NB. All GUI are non-functional (but don't break) in command line python. All map renders also don't work but don't crash.

Language in export function refers to HUB downloading from left pane so maybe this language needs to change?

[elehmer]

warming levels NB runs (can't change using GUI) up to error that is being addressed at this time in #343

[elehmer]

DFU annual comsumption NB we run into an issue where CSV file for forecast weather stations is not accessible without NB hierarchy downloaded. Maybe strictly not an error just a setup issue.

[elehmer]

Conda: Successfully installed pangeo-notebook image conda lock-file packages to create new conda env. Then installed xclim, dask-gateway, dask-geopandas upgrades needed. Was then able to import climakitae and retrieve data.

[elehmer]

Scoping ClimaKitAE as a standalone package