Should I install packages with conda or pip?

In summary, when combining conda and pip, it is best to use an isolated conda environment. Only after conda has been used to install as many packages as possible should pip be used to install any remaining software.

Can I use pip install in conda?

You can install pip in the current conda environment with the command conda install pip , as discussed in Using pip in an environment. If there are instances of pip installed both inside and outside the current conda environment, the instance of pip installed inside the current conda environment is used.

Should I install Jupyter pip or conda?

Libraries installed with conda usually give much better performance than pip. In pip, the packages are stored in python/scripts and conda stores them at /anaconda/pkgs/. As for the module not found error.

What does conda install do?

Installs a list of packages into a specified conda environment. This command accepts a list of package specifications (e.g, bitarray=0.8) and installs a set of packages consistent with those specifications and compatible with the underlying environment.

Where does Conda pip install packages?

You need to use the version of pip inside your virtual environment. To do this you need to find the directory of your virtual environment, which will be somewhere like /anaconda/envs/virtual_env_name/ . You can install packages into your virtual environment with /anaconda/envs/venv_name/bin/pip install package_name .

What is difference between Conda and Anaconda?

Conda is a package manager. It helps you take care of your different packages by handling installing, updating and removing them. Anaconda contains all of the most common packages (tools) a data scientist needs and can be considered the hardware store of data science tools.

How does pip install work?

You use pip with an install command followed by the name of the package you want to install. pip looks for the package in PyPI, calculates its dependencies, and installs them to ensure requests will work. Notice that you use python -m to update pip . The -m switch tells Python to run a module as an executable.

What is the best way to install Jupyter?

The easiest way to install the Jupyter Notebook App is installing a scientific python distribution which also includes scientific python packages. The most common distribution is called Anaconda: Download Anaconda Distribution (a few 100MB), Python 3, 64 bits. Install it using the default settings for a single user.

Is Conda and Anaconda the same?