`conda create`

Create a new conda environment from a list of specified packages. To use the created environment, use 'conda activate envname' to look in that directory first. This command requires either the -n NAME or -p PREFIX option.

Options:

usage: conda create [-h] [--clone ENV] (-n ENVIRONMENT | -p PATH) [-c CHANNEL]
                    [--use-local] [--override-channels]
                    [--repodata-fn REPODATA_FNS] [--strict-channel-priority]
                    [--no-channel-priority] [--no-deps | --only-deps]
                    [--no-pin] [--copy] [-C] [-k] [--offline] [-d] [--json]
                    [-q] [-v] [-y] [--download-only] [--show-channel-urls]
                    [--file FILE] [--no-default-packages]
                    [--experimental-solver {classic,libmamba,libmamba-draft}]
                    [--dev]
                    [package_spec [package_spec ...]]

Positional Arguments

package_spec: Packages to install or update in the conda environment.

Named Arguments

--clone: Path to (or name of) existing local environment.
--file: Read package versions from the given file. Repeated file specifications can be passed (e.g. --file=file1 --file=file2).
--dev: Use sys.executable -m conda in wrapper scripts instead of CONDA_EXE. This is mainly for use during tests where we test new conda source against old Python versions.

Target Environment Specification

-n, --name: Name of environment.
-p, --prefix: Full path to environment location (i.e. prefix).

Channel Customization

-c, --channel

Additional channel to search for packages. These are URLs searched in the order: they are given (including local directories using the 'file://' syntax or simply a path like '/home/conda/mychan' or '../mychan'). Then, the defaults or channels from .condarc are searched (unless --override-channels is given). You can use 'defaults' to get the default packages for conda. You can also use any name and the .condarc channel_alias value will be prepended. The default channel_alias is https://conda.anaconda.org/.

--use-local

Use locally built packages. Identical to '-c local'.

--override-channels

Do not search default or .condarc channels. Requires --channel.

--repodata-fn

Specify name of repodata on remote server. Conda will try whatever you specify, but will ultimately fall back to repodata.json if your specs are not satisfiable with what you specify here. This is used to employ repodata that is reduced in time scope. You may pass this flag more than once. Leftmost entries are tried first, and the fallback to repodata.json is added for you automatically.

Solver Mode Modifiers

--strict-channel-priority

Packages in lower priority channels are not considered if a package with the same name appears in a higher priority channel.

--no-channel-priority

Package version takes precedence over channel priority. Overrides the value given by conda config --show channel_priority.

--no-deps

Do not install, update, remove, or change dependencies. This WILL lead to broken environments and inconsistent behavior. Use at your own risk.

--only-deps

Only install dependencies.

--no-pin

Ignore pinned file.

--no-default-packages

Ignore create_default_packages in the .condarc file.

--experimental-solver

Possible choices: classic, libmamba, libmamba-draft

EXPERIMENTAL. Choose which solver backend to use.

Package Linking and Install-time Options

--copy: Install all packages using copies instead of hard- or soft-linking.

Networking Options

-C, --use-index-cache: Use cache of channel index files, even if it has expired.
-k, --insecure: Allow conda to perform "insecure" SSL connections and transfers. Equivalent to setting 'ssl_verify' to 'false'.
--offline: Offline mode. Don't connect to the Internet.

Output, Prompt, and Flow Control Options

-d, --dry-run: Only display what would have been done.
--json: Report all output as json. Suitable for using conda programmatically.
-q, --quiet: Do not display progress bar.
-v, --verbose: Can be used multiple times. Once for INFO, twice for DEBUG, three times for TRACE.
-y, --yes: Do not ask for confirmation.
--download-only: Solve an environment and ensure package caches are populated, but exit prior to unlinking and linking packages into the prefix.
--show-channel-urls: Show channel urls. Overrides the value given by conda config --show show_channel_urls.

Examples:

conda create -n myenv sqlite

conda create