conda-cheatsheet.md

Conda Cheatsheet

Project Management

• Create new environment

conda create -n <env-name>
conda create -n <env-name> python=<version>

• List all environments

conda env list

• Export environment to YAML

conda export --format=environment-yaml

• Create environment from YAML

conda env create -n <env-name> --file environment.yml

• Update environment from YAML

conda env update -f environment.yml --prune

• Remove environment

conda env remove -n <env-name>

Dependency Management

• Install package

conda install <package-name>
conda install <package-name>=<version>

• Install from specific channel (e.g., conda-forge, pytorch)

conda install -c <channel> <package-name>

• Install multiple packages

conda install numpy pandas matplotlib

• List all installed packages

conda list

• Search for package

conda search <package-name>

• Update package

conda update <package-name>

• Update all packages in environment

conda update --all

• Remove package

conda remove <package-name>

Virtual Environments

• Activate environment

conda activate <env-name>

• Deactivate environment

conda deactivate

• Clone existing environment

conda create --name <new-env> --clone <old-env>

• Check environment details

conda info

Channels & Config

• List configured channels

conda config --show channels

• Add a channel (e.g., conda-forge)

conda config --add channels conda-forge

• Set channel priority (strict/soft)

conda config --set channel_priority strict

• View current configuration

conda config --show

Miscellaneous

• Run Python script inside environment

conda run -n <env-name> python <script.py>

• Clean package cache

conda clean --all

• Check for updates to conda itself

conda update conda