This page will help you by providing the useful conda commands while while working with conda environment. Below are some of the frequently used conda commands.

• Create a new virtual conda environment

conda create -n <environment_name>

• Activate conda environment

conda activate <environment_name> 

• List available conda environments

conda env list 

• Deactivate present conda environment

conda deactivate

• Install a conda package or conda package with specific version

conda install python or conda install python=3.8

• Installing a library

conda install <library_name>

• Updating a package in current environment

conda update <package_name>

• Installing a package from a specific channel

conda install -c conda-forge <package_name>

• Installing a wheel file

pip install <library-name>

• By default conda will install from anaconda channel. With specific channel we have to use -c

conda install -c <channel_name> <library_name>

• Search a library in specific channel

conda search -c <channel_name> <library_name>

• List of software's installed

conda list

• Delete conda virtual environment

conda env remove -n <environment_name>

• Clean all the libraries which are cached after deleting the environment

conda clean --all

• Export conda environment to an yaml file

conda env export >> environment_file.yml


More information on the conda commands is available at conda cheat sheet.

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Rajesh Nukala
Rocket Internal - All Brands
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