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Noobcoder
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mini conda vs anaconda - installing environments best practice question

I'm new to miniconda and anaconda. I just wanted to get an opinion on anaconda vs miniconda in the hope of finding out what's better for my needs.

Currently i've got miniconda installed and everytime I want to work on a project I have to create a new environment inside a project folder.

Before I download and intall it I wanted to know whether if I install it, whether I would have to create an environment for each project, or will they all work at a system level.

If I have to create an environment even in anaconda, then there's no point me installing it as well.

Thanks.

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AMC
AMC

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Currently i've got miniconda installed and everytime I want to work on a project I have to create a new environment inside a project folder. Yes, that's basically one of the two functions of Conda, it's a good thing.

Before I download and intall it I wanted to know whether if I install it, whether I would have to create an environment for each project, or will they all work at a system level. That sounds like a bad idea!

If I have to create an environment even in anaconda, then there's no point me installing it as well. What is the point of using Conda, rather?

Take a look at some of the questions with the anaconda and conda tags, there are mountains of people encountering issues which stem from using a single environment for everything.

As for the question of Miniconda vs Anaconda, I stick to using the former, and get all my packages from the popular conda-forge channel.

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