[WINDOWS] Creating a Python Environment & Installing Packages on IPEA's Windows STATA server - jamiefogel/Networks GitHub Wiki

CREATING OUR OWN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT:

• go to the windows menu and look for the Anaconda prompt (not the powershell prompt)

• List existing environments (@ C:\ProgramData\anaconda3\envs)

conda env list

• create a new environment called 'ENVIRONMENT-NAME'

conda create --name ENVIRONMENT-NAME python=3.12

• activate the environment to install packages (to return to the base environment, conda deactivate)

conda activate ENVIRONMENT-NAME

• installing packages (pip3 preferred)

pip3 install PACKAGE-NAME or conda install PACKAGE-NAME

• make sure to install the spyder plugin depending on the spyder's version

pip3 install spyder-kernels=2.4

• link spyder to our new environment

Go to the menu Tools, Preferences, Interpreter, and then choose the python exe that is here: C:\ProgramData\anaconda3\envs\ENVIRONMENT-NAME and apply changes. Restart spyder.

• Delete an environment

conda env remove --name ENVIRONMENT-NAME