Conda Environments

Conda basics

Commamd	Description
conda info	Verify conda is installed, check version number
conda update conda	Update conda to the current version
conda install <package>	Install a package included in Anaconda
conda update <package>	Update any installed program

Using environments

Commamd	Description
conda create --name py35 python=3.5	Create environment named py35 with Python 3.5
conda activate py35	Activate environment named py35
conda env list	Get a list of all my environments
conda create --clone py35 --name py35-2	Make a copy of environment
conda list	List all packages in active environment
conda list --explicit > bio-env.txt	Save environment to bio-env.txt
conda env remove --name bio-env --all	Delete environment and everything in it
conda deactivate	Deactivate current environment
conda env create --file bio-env.txt	Create environment from text file
conda env create --file bio-env.txt	Create environment from text file
conda env config vars set my_var=value	Assign value to environment variable

Install and update packages

Commamd	Description
conda search <packagename>	Use conda to search for a package
conda install jupyter	Install Jupyter
conda install --name bio-env toolz	Install toolz in env bio-env
conda update scikit-learn	Update package in current environment
conda install --channel conda-forge boltons	Install boltons from channel conda-forge
pip install boltons	Install bolton from PyPI using pip
conda remove --name bio-env toolz boltons	Remove toolz and boltons from bio-env
conda uninstall <package>	Uninstall package