Conda basics

Manage environments

Activate environment env:

conda activate env

Deactivate current environment: deactivate.

Install packages

Install in environment:

conda install -n <env> <package>

To specify the channel where to find the package use -c <channel>

conda install -n <env> -c <channel> <package>

Example: one may use conda-forge or bioconda.

Do not use pip, whenever possible! When no better solution is available, one can install packages inside a conda environment using the appropriate pip version using python -m pip. Sometimes (check python -m pip --version vs pip --version) pip directly does the job.

Information about environements and packages

To get information about the current environment use:

conda info

To check the version of a Python package use:

pip freeze | grep <package>