Anaconda - Python Environment Manager

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∟Anaconda - Python Environment Manager

This chapter provides introductions and tutorial examples about Conda environments. Topics include installing Conda from the Miniconda package; starting/ending Conda 'base' environment; installing Conda packages.

What Is Anaconda

Install Miniconda 3

Introduction to Conda Environment

Conda Configuration Files

Share Conda Environment with Others

Manage Packages in Conda Environment

Run Conda Environment Command in Background

Takeaways:

Conda is a powerful open source environment and package manager that allows you to install multiple environments for multiple versions of software packages and their dependencies and switching easily between them.
Miniconda is the smallest distribution package for Conda.
Conda distribution package comes with a "base" Conda environment.
A Conda environment is an independent shell environment for a specific version of Python script engine and its library packages.
"Conda" commands allows you to manage Conda environments and create new ones.