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| but this Python environment is not directly available on the notebook server (in the listed //kernels//), you should follow the [[other:python:starting#using_a_non-standard_kernel|using a non-standard kernel]] instructions, rather than starting your own local notebook server (on this multi-user computer) | but this Python environment is not directly available on the notebook server (in the listed //kernels//), you should follow the [[other:python:starting#using_a_non-standard_kernel|using a non-standard kernel]] instructions, rather than starting your own local notebook server (on this multi-user computer) |
| ===== Why should you use Miniconda3 ? ===== | ===== Why should you use Miniconda3 ? ===== |
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| | FIXME: try using [[https://conda-forge.org/download/|Miniforge3]] instead of Miniconda3 ? |
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| * **//Miniconda3// is a minimal/bootstrap Python distribution** that can be used for creating more complex Python distributions.\\ It will basically make a recent ''conda'' command/executable available on your computer, and you can then use this ''conda'' executable to select an existing distribution, or create new and independent Python distributions. | * **//Miniconda3// is a minimal/bootstrap Python distribution** that can be used for creating more complex Python distributions.\\ It will basically make a recent ''conda'' command/executable available on your computer, and you can then use this ''conda'' executable to select an existing distribution, or create new and independent Python distributions. |
| * [[https://github.com/conda/conda|conda @ GitHub]] | * [[https://github.com/conda/conda|conda @ GitHub]] |
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| * Package repositories | * [[https://conda.org/blog/2024-08-14-conda-ecosystem-explained#conda-package-repository-and-channels|Package repositories]] |
| * [[https://conda-forge.org/packages/|conda-forge]] <= recommended source of packages | * [[https://conda-forge.org/packages/|conda-forge]] <= recommended source of packages |
| * [[https://anaconda.org/|default]] | * [[https://anaconda.org/|default]] |
| * **Available environments** | * **Available environments** |
| * ''conda env list'' | * ''conda env list'' |
| | * Same as ''conda info --envs'' |
| * The currently active environment has a "*****" character on its line<code>(base) $ conda env list | * The currently active environment has a "*****" character on its line<code>(base) $ conda env list |
| # conda environments: | # conda environments: |
| * **Delete an environment** | * **Delete an environment** |
| * ''conda remove -n crap_environment %%--%%all'' | * ''conda remove -n crap_environment %%--%%all'' |
| | * This will remove all packages of ''crap_environment'' and the ''crap_environment'' environment itself |
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| * **Find out if a package is available** on the //conda-forge// channel (or other channels) | * **Find out if a package is available** on the //conda-forge// channel (or other channels) |
| * **Specific versions can be specified** by using the [[#the_conda_matchspec_format|conda MatchSpec format]] | * **Specific versions can be specified** by using the [[#the_conda_matchspec_format|conda MatchSpec format]] |
| * ''conda remove package1 package2 packageN'' | * ''conda remove package1 package2 packageN'' |
| | * Same as ''conda //uninstall// package1 package2 packageN'' |
| * Matching ''pip'' commands (**only** if the package is not available in conda!) | * Matching ''pip'' commands (**only** if the package is not available in conda!) |
| * ''pip install package'' | * ''pip install package'' |
| * ''base'' history file: ''/path_to_miniconda/conda-meta/history'' | * ''base'' history file: ''/path_to_miniconda/conda-meta/history'' |
| * ''existing_environment'' history file: ''/path_to_miniconda/envs/existing_environment/conda-meta/history'' | * ''existing_environment'' history file: ''/path_to_miniconda/envs/existing_environment/conda-meta/history'' |
| * e.g. installation commands for the ''base'' environment:\\ <code> $ egrep -e 'cmd:' -e '==>' /homedata/jypmce/miniconda3_2024-03/conda-meta/history | * e.g. installation commands for the ''base'' environment:\\ <code>$egrep -e 'cmd:' -e '==>' /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/conda-meta/history |
| ==> 2024-02-23 18:39:23 <== | ==> 2024-02-23 18:39:23 <== |
| # cmd: constructor /tmp/tmp.4um5tGKcqW/miniconda3/ --output-dir /tmp/tmp.4um5tGKcqW | # cmd: constructor /tmp/tmp.4um5tGKcqW/miniconda3/ --output-dir /tmp/tmp.4um5tGKcqW |
| ==> 2024-03-27 16:10:01 <== | ==> 2024-03-27 16:13:08 <== |
| # cmd: /homedata/jypmce/miniconda3_2024-03/bin/conda update -n base --all | # cmd: /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/bin/conda update -n base --all |
| ==> 2024-03-28 11:38:08 <== | |
| [...] | [ ... ] |
| ==> 2024-04-24 17:47:32 <== | |
| # cmd: /homedata/jypmce/miniconda3_2024-03/bin/conda update -n base --all</code> | ==> 2025-07-24 17:10:51 <== |
| | # cmd: /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/bin/conda update -n base --all |
| | ==> 2025-07-28 17:05:44 <== |
| | # cmd: /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/bin/conda update -n base --all</code> |
| | * e.g. installation commands for a more complex //work// environment (once the ''base'' environment is available):\\ <code>$ egrep -e 'cmd:' -e '==>' /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/envs/bauer_env/conda-meta/history |
| | ==> 2024-06-18 11:16:12 <== |
| | # cmd: /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/bin/conda create -n bauer_env xcdat |
| | ==> 2024-06-18 11:25:14 <== |
| | # cmd: /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/bin/conda install cartopy cmocean |
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| | [ ... lots of extra packages and updates ... ] |
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| | # cmd: /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/bin/conda update -n bauer_env --all numpy<2.3 |
| | ==> 2025-07-29 16:18:44 <== |
| | # cmd: /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/bin/conda install -n bauer_env rpy2</code> |
| * You can also, use a script and the ''conda'' module available **in the ''base'' environment**: [[https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/4545#issuecomment-469984684|example]] | * You can also, use a script and the ''conda'' module available **in the ''base'' environment**: [[https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/4545#issuecomment-469984684|example]] |
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