Conda tips

Numerical experiments, Tips, Tricks and Gotchas

Python Anaconda distribution Conda tips

Conda

Conda is an open source package management system and environment management system for installing multiple versions of software packages and their dependencies and switching easily between them. It works on Linux, OS X and Windows, and was created for Python programs but can package and distribute any software [1].

Conda is included in all versions of Anaconda, Anaconda Server, and Miniconda, and is not available separately [2].

Tips

There is a comprehensive documentation on Conda [3, 4] . Below is a small collection of useful commands.

General, Info

Check conda installation

1	`$ conda info`

or version

1	`$ conda -V`

Installed packages

1	`$ conda list`

Installed package info

1	`$ conda list pep8`

Packages available for install

1	`$ conda search`

1	`$ conda search scipy`

Installing packages

install package, version

1	`$ conda` `install` `matplotlib=1.2`

Updating packages

Update package

1	`$ conda update matplotlib`

Update conda itself

1	`$ conda update conda`

Update Anaconda

1 2	`$ conda update conda` `$ conda update anaconda`

Removing packages

Remove package

1	`$ conda remove scipy`