Windows CMD: "This Python interpreter is in a conda environment, but the environment has not been activated"

Question

I am trying to run Anaconda Python in a command prompt. However, when I do, I get:

This Python interpreter is in a conda environment, but the environment has not been activated. Libraries may fail to load. To activate this environment please see https://conda.io/activation

I have tried to run

conda base activate

and

 <path to Anaconda>\Scripts\activate base

from within the Windows command prompt and it does nothing. How can I fix this?

Answer 1

You should have a look at the Anaconda documentation. If you want to activate the "base" environment, you should just type:

conda activate

However, it is usually better to create a virtual environment first, like this:

conda create -n myTestEnv

And in order to activate it, now write:

conda activate myTestEnv

To check the environments that you currently have on your machine you can type conda env list in the Terminal.