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A Beginners Tour Through Virtual Environments and Conda Environments

Matt Harrison

Audience level:: Novice

Brief Summary

Python has some good "batteries" that it comes it, but let's be honest, if you are doing anything more advanced than a toy project, you will need to involve other libraries. This tutorial will discuss how to accomplish this with both Conda and virtual environments.

You will learn:

About environments
Activation
Specify specific library versions
Share project requirements

Outline

Why Environments? (20 min)
Conda Walkthrough (60 min)
Installation (Please come with Conda installed)
Creating Environments
Installing Packages
Pining versions
Dealing with missing packages
Sharing requirements
Virtual Environment Walkthrough (60 min)
Installation
Creating Environments
Installing Packages
Pining versions
Dealing with missing packages
Sharing requirements
Compare and contrast (10 min)
Questions