Cheatsheet#

Refer to the conda cheatsheet for basic commands for creating and managing environments, installing packages, and importing and exporting environments.

Quickstart#

verify conda install and check version	`conda info`
update conda in base environment	`conda update -n base conda`
install latest anaconda distribution (see release notes)	`conda install anaconda`
create a new environment (tip: name environment descriptively)	`conda create --name ENVNAME`
activate environment (do this before installing packages)	`conda activate ENVNAME`

Channels and Packages#

list installed packages	`conda list`
list installed packages with source info	`conda list --show-channel-urls`
update all packages	`conda update --all`
install a package from specific channel	`conda install -c CHANNELNAME PKGNAME` `conda install CHANNELNAME::PKGNAME`
install specific version of package	`conda install PKGNAME=3.1.4`
install package with AND logic	`conda install “PKGNAME>2.5, <3.2”`
install package with OR logic	`conda install “PKGNAME [version=’2.5\|3.2’]”`
uninstall package	`conda uninstall PKGNAME`
view channel sources	`conda config --show-sources`
add channel	`conda config --add channels CHANNELNAME`
set default channel for pkg fetching (targets first channel in channel sources)	`conda config --set channel_priority strict`

Working with Conda Environments#

list all environments and locations	`conda info --envs`
list all packages + source channels	`conda list -n ENVNAME --show-channel-urls`
install packages in environment	`conda install -n ENVNAME PKGNAME1 PKGNAME2`
remove package from environment	`conda uninstall -n ENVNAME PKGNAME`
update all packages in environment	`conda update --all -n ENVNAME`

Environment Management#

create environment with Python version	`conda create -n ENVNAME python=3.10`
clone environment	`conda create --clone ENVNAME -n NEWENV`
rename environment	`conda rename -n ENVNAME NEWENVNAME`
delete environment by name	`conda remove -n ENVNAME --all`
list revisions made to environment	`conda list -n ENVNAME --revisions`
restore environment to a revision	`conda install -n ENVNAME --revision NUMBER`
uninstall package from specific channel	`conda remove -n ENVNAME -c CHANNELNAME PKGNAME`

Exporting Environments#

cross-platform compatible	`conda export --from-history>ENV.yml`
platform + package specific	`conda export ENVNAME>ENV.yml`
platform + package + channel specific	`conda list --explicit>ENV.txt`

Importing Environments#

from a .yml file	`conda env create -n ENVNAME --file ENV.yml`
from a .txt file	`conda create -n ENVNAME --file ENV.txt`

Additional Hints#

get help for any command	`conda COMMAND --help`
get info for any package	`conda search PKGNAME --info`
run commands w/o user prompt, e.g., installing multiple packages	`conda COMMAND ARG --yes` `conda install PKGNAME1 PKGNAME2 --yes`
remove all unused files	`conda clean --all`
examine conda configuration	`conda config --show`