Conda cheatsheet

Conda

Managing Conda and Anaconda, Environments, Python, Configuration, Packages. Removing Packages or Environments

Managing Conda and Anaconda

conda info	Verify conda is installed, check version #
conda update conda	Update conda package and environment manager
conda update anaconda	Update the anaconda meta package

Managing Environments

conda info --envsconda info -e	Get a list of all my environmentsActive environment shown with *
conda create --name snowflakes biopythonconda create -n snowflakes biopython	Create an environment and install program(s)
conda activate snowflakes	Activate the new environment to use it
conda deactivate	Deactivate the environment
conda create -n bunnies python=3.4 astroid	Create a new environment, specify Python version
conda create -n flowers --clone snowflakes	Make exact copy of an environment
conda remove -n flowers --all	Delete an environment
conda env export > puppies.yml	Save current environment to a file
conda env create -f puppies.yml	Load environment from a file

Managing Python

conda search --full-name pythonconda search -f python	Check versions of Python available to install
conda create -n snakes python=3.4	Install different version of Python in new environment

Managing .condarc Configuration

conda config --get	Get all keys and values from my .condarc file
conda config --get channels	Get value of the key channels from .condarc file
conda config --add channels pandas	Add a new value to channels so conda looks for packages in this location

Managing Packages, Including Python

conda list	View list of packages and versions installed in active environment
conda search beautiful-soup	Search for a package to see if it is available to conda install
conda install -n bunnies beautiful-soup	Install a new packageNOTE: If you do not include the name of the environment, it will install in the current active environment.
conda update beautiful-soup	Update a package in the current environment
conda search --override-channels -c pandas bottleneck	Search for a package in a specific location (the pandas channel on Anaconda.org)
conda install -c pandas bottleneck	Install a package from a specific channel
conda search --override-channels -c defaults beautiful-soup	Search for a package to see if it is available from the Anaconda repository
conda install iopro accelerate	Install commercial Continuum packages
conda skeleton pypi pyinstrumentconda build pyinstrument	Build a package from a Python Package Index (PyPi) Package

Removing Packages or Environments

conda remove --name bunnies beautiful-soup	Remove one package from any named environment
conda remove beautiful-soup	Remove one package from the active environment
conda remove --name bunnies beautiful-soup astroid	Remove multiple packages from any environment
conda remove --name snakes --all	Remove an environment