How to run Conda?

Question

I installed Anaconda and can run Python, so I assume that I installed it correctly. Following this introductory documentation, I am trying to install Python v3.3, so I am co

Answer 1

For Windows:

PATH=%USERPROFILE%\Continuum\Anaconda4.4.0\Library\bin;%PATH%

Answer 2

Use conda init

As pointed out in a different answer, manually adding Conda on $PATH is no longer recommended as of v4.4.0 (see Release Notes). Furthermore, since Conda v4.6 new functionality to manage shell initialization via the conda init command was introduced. Hence, the updated recommendation is to run

Unix/Linux

./anaconda3/bin/conda init

Windows

./anaconda3/Scripts/conda.exe init

You must launch a new shell or source your init file (e.g., source .bashrc) for the changes to take effect.

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Word of Caution

This feature remains experimentally supported. I'd recommend running the above command with a --dry-run|-d flag and a verbosity (-vv) flag, in order to see exactly what it would do. If you don't already have a Conda-managed section in your shell run commands file (e.g., .bashrc), then this should appear like a straight-forward insertion of some new lines. If it isn't such a straightforward insertion, I'd recommend clearing any previous Conda sections from $PATH and the relevant shell initialization files (e.g., bashrc) first.

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Alternative shells

You may need to explicitly identify your shell to Conda. For example, if you run zsh (macOS Catalina default) instead of bash then you would run

./anaconda3/bin/conda init zsh

Please see ./anaconda3/bin/conda init --help for a comprehensive list of supported shells.

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Potential Automated Cleanup

Conda v4.6.9 introduced a --reverse flag that automates removing the changes that are inserted by conda init.

Answer 3

System: macOS

I installed Anaconda first, and everything worked well. Then I installed iTerm2 and when I typed Python iTerm2 gave me the default Python. Here is how to find your Anaconda Python back:

1. Open your .zshrc file. For example, vim ~/.zshrc

2. Then add export PATH="/Users/yourusername/anaconda2/bin:$PATH" to the last line of the file. Note that you need to replace the yourusername to your user name and make sure you have anaconda2. An easy way is to copy this line from ~/.bash_profile

3. Save the file, close it, relaunch the terminal and now Anaconda Python should be back.

Answer 4

If you have just installed MiniConda or Anaconda make sure you re-run your terminal.

From this, I mean close and open your terminal and then try conda list to verify your installation

For me, this worked!!

Answer 5

First, check the location of anaconda, for me I installed anaconda3 at / directory which I access with /anaconda3

Then in your terminal, input export PATH="<base location>/anaconda3/bin:$PATH" for me it's export PATH="/anaconda3/bin:$PATH".

Finally, input source $/anaconda3/bin/activate. For you, just change to your location.

Now, you could try conda list to test.

Also, visit intallation guide

Answer 6

Mostly it is because when we install Anaconda in the end it adds the anaconda path to PATH variable in .bashrc file. So we just need to restart the terminal or just do

source ~/.bashrc

if still it don't work then follow this commands.

cat >> ~/.bashrc

paste the below command for anaconda3

export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH

hit Enter then ctrl+d

source ~/.bashrc