Conda (package manager)

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Install

Install either Anaconda or Miniconda

Miniconda

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

Anaconda

Download Anaconda from https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual.

Add Anaconda to PATH

If you didn't already add it to path on installation, run the following:

echo ". $HOME/Anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" >> ~/.bashrc

Do not activate base

By default, conda will always activate base.
To disable this, run the following:

conda config --set auto_activate_base false

Usage

File:Conda-cheatsheet.pdf
How to use Anaconda:

# List all environments
conda env list

# Create an environment
conda create -n tf2 python=3.6

# Activate an environment
conda activate tf2

# Change version of Python
conda install python=3.7

# Update all packages
conda update --all

# Delete an environment
conda env remove --name <my_env>

Documentation

conda install

Notes

Use flag --force-reinstall to reinstall packages