Setting anaconda

Question 1

How to install a package with anaconda?

Answer 1

• conda install package_name

- To install package with the version numpy=1.10

Question 2

How to delete, update, search packages with anaconda?

Answer 2

• conda remove package_name
• conda update package_name
• conda update –all
• conda search beautifulsoup

Question 3

How to create and delete an environment?

Answer 3

• conda create -n env_name list of packages

- conda env remove -n env_name

Question 4

How to enter an environment?

Answer 4

• source activate my_env

- to exit environment source deactivate

Question 5

How to list all environments?

Answer 5

conda env list

Question 6

Tips for using anaconda?

Answer 6

• separate environments for Python 2 and Python 3. I used conda create -n py2 python=2 and conda create -n py3 python=3
• create environments for each project I’m working on
• When sharing your code on GitHub, it’s good practice to make an environment file
• I also usually include a pip requirements.txt file using pip freeze for people not using conda

Question 7

Why use conda?

Answer 7

• solved a lot of issues I had dealing with packages and multiple Python versions
• Environments allow you to separate and isolate the packages you are using for different projects. Often you’ll be working with code that depends on different versions of some library.