Intake-xarray plugin does not support python 3.12

[LariDG]

When using terminal in virtual environment with python=3.12 and all dependancies added:

uv pip install pandas matplotlib zarr fsspec s3fs intake intake_xarray intake_parquet ipython jinja2

ipython and jinjia2 are not in the pip install at the top of the page:

ipython is imported into the code, but I don't believe it is actually used so could be taken out of imports.
jinja2 is used but is not in the pip install list at the top of the page.

I then run the code as it is written in the document
when I get to line:
dataset = catalog.level1.shots(url=shot.url, group='amc').to_dask()
I get error message:
ValueError: No plugins loaded for this entry:
intake_xarray.xzarr.ZarrSource

which I believe is from .to_dask(). It does still work when I am in collab however.
Added issue before noticing it was a python version error. The code works for python=3.11 and hence why it works in collab.

[LariDG]

Pip installs that were missing have now been added.

The fact that it doesn't work for python 3.12 to 3.13 has not been resolved.

[NathanCummings]

I've investigated this and it is because the intake-xarray plugin imports distutils, which was removed in python 3.12.

I'll open an issue there and see how that goes.

[NathanCummings]

It looks to me like we should remake the intake catalogues using just intake, rather than the plugin.

See intake/intake#850 for details.