Conda

Manage Environments

• create environment: conda create --name <new_env_name>

• create environment with python 3.9: conda create --name <new_env_name> python=3.9

• activate environment: conda activate <env_name>

• deactivate (leave) environment: conda deactivate

• list available environments: conda info --envs

• remove environment: conda remove --name <env_name> --all

Updates

• update conda: conda update -n base -c defaults conda

• update all conda packages in current environment: conda update --all

• also see: https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/commands/update.html

Other Commands

• remove unused cached packages: conda clean -a - also see: https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/commands/clean.html

• disable automatic base activation: conda config --set auto_activate_base false - also see: https://stackoverflow.com/a/54560785/271118

Rename Conda Environment

Rename <src_env> to <target_env>:

conda create --name <target_env> --clone <src_env>
conda remove --name <src_env> --all

Installation

Conda installation on Linux

• download Miniconda (not Anaconda): https://conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html#windows-installers

• download the 64 bit Miniconda3 for the highest Python version of your architecture

• change install file to executable: chmod +x Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

• start installation: ./Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

• use default settings

• log out and back in to activate new settings

Windows Install

• download Miniconda (not Anaconda): https://conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html#windows-installers

• download Miniconda3 for the highest Python version

• preferably the 64 bit version

• proxy setup

  • add the following content to the .condarc file

  • located at C:\Users\<User>

  • <user> and <pass> are optional

  • some https settings use the http protocol and not https

proxy_servers:
  http: http://[<user>:<pass>@]corp.com:8080
  https: https://[<user>:<pass>@]corp.com:8080