Automation on top of conda

conda_wrapper.sh

#! /usr/bin/env bash

function mkipycondaenv {

    if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
        echo "usage: mkipycondaenv <condaenv_name>"
        return 1
    fi

    conda create --name "$1" pip wheel jupyter ipykernel
    conda activate "$1"
    python3 -m ipykernel install --user --name "$1" --display-name "$1"
    ln -s `which pip` `which pip`3
}

###
# We can use `ipy` to ensure we always use the python instance in the virtual
# environment: https://coderwall.com/p/xdox9a/running-ipython-cleanly-inside-a-virtualenv
###
alias ipy="python -c 'import IPython; IPython.terminal.ipapp.launch_new_instance()'"

Presumably, this function is imported in .bashrc or similar so that the commands are available from a shell using a statement similar to the following.

if [ -f $HOME/local/bin/conda_wrapper.sh ]; then
  source $HOME/local/bin/conda_wrapper.sh
fi