How to backup Anaconda added packages?

Question

I have Anaconda for Python 2, It came packed with a lot of useful packages. During my work, I have added several packages to it using conda install command. Now I h

Answer 1

I think you can find the solution you are looking for here.

• Open the Anaconda prompt
• Activate the environment you are interested in
• Type conda env export > environment.yml

In the yml you will find all the dependencies and you can use it to create a new virtual environment as a copy of the current one.

For example, on the new/rebooted machine, you can do:

conda env create -f environment.yml