Conda user cheat sheet Managing packages, including Python

conda list View list of packages and versions installed in

For full documentation of any command, type the command followed by --help.
conda create --help active environment
TIP: Many options after two dashes (--) have shortcuts.
conda search beautiful-soup Search for a package to see if it is available to
conda create --help or conda create -h
conda install

Managing conda and anaconda conda install -n bunnies beautiful-soup Install a new package
NOTE: If you do not include the name of the new
conda info Verify conda is installed, check version # environment (-n bunnies) it will install in the current
active environment.
conda update conda Update conda package and environment manager TIP: To view list of all packages available through conda
to current version install, visit http://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/pkg-docs.html.

conda update andaconda Update the anaconda meta package (the library of conda update beautiful-soup Update a package in the current environment
packages ready to install with conda command)
conda search --override-channels -c pandas bottleneck Search for a package in a
specific location (the pandas channel on
Anaconda.org)
Managing environments NOTE: Alternativley, go to Anaconda.org in the browser
and search by package name. This will show the specific
conda info --envs or conda info -e Get a list of all my environments, active channel (owner) through which it is available.
environment shown with *
conda install -c pandas bottleneck Install a package from a specific channel
conda create --name snowflakes biopython Create an environment and install program(s)
or TIP: To avoid dependency conflicts, install all programs in
conda search --override-channels -c defaults beautiful-soup Search for a package
conda create -n snowflakes biopython the environment (snowflakes) at the same time. to see if it is available from the Anaconda repository
TIP: Environments install by default into the envs directory
in your conda directory. You can specify a different path; source activate bunnies (Linux, Mac) Activate the environment where you want to
see conda create --help for details. activate bunnies (Windows) install a package and install it with pip (included
pip install see with Anaconda and Miniconda)
source activate snowflakes (Linux, Mac) Activate the new environment to use it
activate snowflakes (Windows) TIP: Activate prepends the path to the snowflakes environment. conda install iopro accelerate Install commercial Continuum packages

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 Removing packages or environments
conda remove --name bunnies beautiful-soup Remove one package from any named
environment
Managing Python
conda remove beautiful-soup Remove one package from the active environment
conda search --full-name python Check versions of Python available to install
or conda remove --name bunnies beautiful-soup astroid Remove multiple packages from
conda search -f python any environment

conda create -n snakes python=3.4 Install different version of Python in new environment conda remove --name snakes --all Remove an environment

source activate snakes (Linux, Mac) Switch to the new environment that has a
activate snakes (Windows) different version of Python
TIP: Activate prepends the path to the snakes environment.
More resources
Free community support https://groups.google.com/a/continuum.io/forum/#!forum/anaconda
Managing .condarc configuration Full command documentation command followed by --help or -h

conda config --get Get all keys and values from my .condarc file
Online documentation http://conda.pydata.org/docs/
Paid support options http://continuum.io/support
conda config --get channels Get value of the key channels from .condarc file
Continuum onsite training courses https://store.continuum.io/cshop/training/
conda config --add channels pandas Add a new value to channels so conda looks for Continuum consulting services http://continuum.io/consulting/
packages in this location