Conda

tool

CLI

package manager

virtual environments

Conda is a package and virtual environment manager.

Installation

Installation via UNIX CLI

mkdir -p ~/miniconda3
wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O ~/miniconda3/miniconda.sh
bash ~/miniconda3/miniconda.sh -b -u -p ~/miniconda3
rm -rf ~/miniconda3/miniconda.sh
~/miniconda3/bin/conda init bash
~/miniconda3/bin/conda init zsh

List, create and delete environments

List your existing environments

conda env list

Create environment

conda create --name env-name

Create a conda env from a file:

conda env create -f environment.yml

Removing / Deleting environment

conda env remove -n env-name

More info: Intro to Conda virtual environments

Use and manipulate environment

Use environment

conda activate env-name

Check and update package versions. After activating an env:

python --version

conda update python

Update whole environment according to your yaml-file:

conda env update -f my_env.yml

Switch back to base environment

conda deactivate env-name

Install package: Latest version

conda install pandas

Install package: Specific version

conda install pandas==2.0.0

Install package: From different channel

conda install pandas -c conda-forge -y

List packages in environment

conda list

Export environment to yml

conda env export > environment.yml