How to create a Python virtual environment using Anaconda?

You can create a Python virtual environment using the conda command provided by Anaconda.

Here are the steps to create a Python virtual environment in Anaconda:

  1. Open Anaconda Prompt (or run the Anaconda command in the terminal).
  2. Create a new Python virtual environment by using the following command:
  3. Create a conda environment with the name containing Python version .
  4. Please replace with the name of the virtual environment you wish to create, and with the Python version you want to use. For example, to create a virtual environment named myenv and using Python version 3.7, you can run the following command:
  5. Create a conda environment named “myenv” with Python version 3.7.
  6. After creating the virtual environment, you can activate it using the following command:
  7. On Windows, activate the environment with the name .

    For example: activate myenv

  8. On macOS and Linux, use the command “source activate “, for example: “source activate myenv”.
  9. After activating the virtual environment, you can install the necessary Python packages and libraries, as well as run your Python code.
  10. To deactivate the virtual environment, you can use the following command:
  11. Deactivate on Windows.
  12. Command “source deactivate” on macOS and Linux.

Please note that Anaconda also offers other options for creating and managing virtual environments, such as Conda environment manager and Anaconda Navigator. You can choose which method to use based on your own needs.

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