Conda Basics

It is recommended to create a new environment for each project and leave the base environment untouched.

In the following, we assume the environment name is cs101.

Install miniforge

See Miniforge for more information.

For Linux and macOS:

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curl -L -O "https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Miniforge3-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh"
bash Miniforge3-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh

Prevent conda from activating the base environment automatically

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conda config --set auto_activate_base false

Add Miniforge to VS Code

Add the following lines to settings.json:

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"python.condaPath": "~/miniforge/condabin/conda",
"python.defaultInterpreterPath": "~/miniforge/envs/cs101/bin/python",

Create a New Environment

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conda create -n cs101

Activate an Environment

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conda activate cs101

Install common packages for scientific computing

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conda install -y numpy matplotlib scipy pandas sympy jupyterlab ipykernel ipywidgets pytest numba plotly

Use pip to install packages not available in Anaconda

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pip install rocket-fft

Install local modules/packages

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pip install -e .

In this way, the package will be installed in the current environment and the changes will be reflected immediately.

Deactivate an Environment

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conda deactivate

List All Environments

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conda env list

Remove an Environment

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conda remove -n cs101 --all