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Minimal installation package for the python package manager [conda], which includes only conda and all its dependencies (in contrast to [anaconda] which is the "enterprise" distibution of conda)

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Anaconda vs. miniconda

In the Anaconda repository, there are two types of installers: "Anaconda installers" and "Miniconda installers". What are their differences? Besides, for an installer file, Anaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh, what does 2-4.4.0.1 stand for?
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Conda command not found

I've installed Miniconda and have added the environment variable export PATH="/home/username/miniconda3/bin:$PATH" to my .bashrc and .bash_profile, but still can't run any Conda commands in my terminal. Am I missing another step in my setup? I'm…
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How to create conda environment with specific python version?

I have miniconda3 installed and since I would like to have an environment with python version 3.3.0, I create it via conda create -n "myenv" python=3.3.0 However when I activate the environment via conda activate myenv python has version 2.7.15…
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How to remove (base) from terminal prompt after updating conda

After updating miniconda3, whenever I open a terminal it shows "(base)" in front of my username and host. In this answer post https://askubuntu.com/a/1113206/315699 it was suggested to use conda config --set changeps1 False To remove it. But that…
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Conda - Silently/non-interactively installing a package

I am trying to automate the process of setting up a development environment with pandas package using conda. I installed conda, created and activated a dev environment. When I tried to install a package as follows, I noticed that there was a prompt…
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How to uninstall mini conda? python

I've install the conda package as such: $ wget http://bit.ly/miniconda $ bash miniconda $ conda install numpy pandas scipy matplotlib scikit-learn nltk ipython-notebook seaborn I want to uninstall it because it's messing up my pips and…
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conda: remove all installed packages from base/root environment

TL:DR: How can I remove all installed packages from base? I installed a bunch of machine learning packages in my base conda environment. I've now created a ml environment for machine learning, and wish to reset my base environment by removing all…
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Matplotlib cannot find basic fonts

I am using matplotlib version 2.0.0 on Python 3 in a miniconda virtual environment. I am working on a unix scientific computing cluster where I don't have root privileges. I am generally executing python code through an ipython notebook. If I do a…
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How to install my own python module (package) via conda and watch its changes

I have a file mysql.py, which I use in almost all of my projects. Since I do not want to copy and paste the same file into each of these projects I wrote a module - possibly a package in the future. Question How do I add a local module to my conda…
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Link Conda environment with Jupyter Notebook

I'm trying to set a good environnement for doing some scientific stuff with python. To do so, I installed Jupyter & miniconda. Then I want to be able to have different environnement and use them with Jupyter notebooks. So I created two custom envs…
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Importing the numpy c-extensions failed

Importing the numpy c-extensions failed I installed python 3.7 on my windows system to work on visual studio code. Everything was going well, including using the libraries. I uninstalled python using the uninstalling program tool in control panel.…
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What is the difference between miniconda and miniforge?

The miniforge installer is a relatively new, community-led, minimal conda installer that (as it says in its readme) "can be directly compared to Miniconda, with the added feature that conda-forge is the default channel". It is unclear what is…
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Explanation of different conda channels

What are the major conda channels, and what are their focuses? I can't seem to find any documentation on what major channels are available and when to choose one over the other. What is the relationship to the "default" channel? How does one decide…
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What is the purpose of the c flag in the "conda install" command

I'm learning to setup python environments using conda, and I noticed that on the anaconda cloud website they recommend installing packages using the sintax conda install -c package However on the conda documentation they use the same command…
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Specific reasons to favor pip vs. conda when installing Python packages

I use miniconda as my default python installation. What is the current (2019) wisdom regarding when to install something with conda vs. pip? My usual behavior is to install everything with pip, and only using conda if a package is not available…
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