Virtual Packages
Conda allows for the registering of virtual packages in the index data via the plugin system. This mechanism lets users write plugins that provide version identification for properties only known at runtime (e.g., OS information).
- class CondaVirtualPackage(name: str, version: str | None, build: str | None)
A conda virtual package.
- Parameters
name -- Virtual package name (e.g.,
my_custom_os
).version -- Virtual package version (e.g.,
1.2.3
).version -- Virtual package build string (e.g.,
x86_64
).
- property build
Alias for field number 2
- property name
Alias for field number 0
- property version
Alias for field number 1
- conda_virtual_packages(self) Iterable[CondaVirtualPackage]
Register virtual packages in Conda.
- Returns
An iterable of virtual package entries.
Example:
from conda import plugins @plugins.hookimpl def conda_virtual_packages(): yield plugins.CondaVirtualPackage( name="my_custom_os", version="1.2.3", build="x86_64", )