conda.md

Environments - conda cheatsheet

Download miniconda at https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html

Listing and using installed environments

• conda env list - List all environments on your machine
• conda activate foo - Activate the environment called foo
• conda deactivate - Deactivate the environment you are currently using

Creating and deleting environments

• conda create --name foo Python=3.6 scipy=1.9 jupyter - Create an evironment called foo using Python 3.6, scipy 1.9 and the latest version of jupyter
• conda create --name bar --clone foo - Create an enviroment called bar that's a clone of the foo environment
• conda remove --name foo --all - Removes the environment called foo

Package management

• conda install scipy - Installs the latest version of scipy into the active environment
• conda remove scipy - Uninstalls scipy from the active environment

Creating and using environment files

Environment files contain full descriptions of environments and can be shared to allow others to use the same environment as you.

• conda env export > environment.yml - Create environment.yml describing the currently active environment
• conda env create -f environment.yml - Create an environment from the description in environment.yml