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Retsied
Retsied

Reputation: 93

Run python script from Task Manager using specific environment

I'm trying to run a python script through Task Manager from a specific virtual environment.

However, "activate.bat" only seems to exist in the root folder:

C:\Users\user\anaconda3\Scripts

but not in

C:\Users\user\anaconda3\envs\env_name\Scripts

I've tried using the following batch file as the Task Manager Program/Script but doesn't work (nothing happens). Any ideas on how to call a specific env here? Thanks!

@echo off
cd C:\Users\*user*\Documents\folderName\Scripts
call C:\Users\*user*\anaconda3\Scripts\activate.bat env_name
python test.py

Upvotes: 0

Views: 875

Answers (2)

JustinClarkHydrologist
JustinClarkHydrologist

Reputation: 23

I have been using this method to create a windows batch (*.bat) file to run python scripts on a specific conda environment:

call "C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Scripts\activate.bat" env_name & python test.py

This allows me to quickly change the environment and run multiple lines of this for scripts that use different python environments configured for Python 3 and Python 2.

Upvotes: 0

merv
merv

Reputation: 77090

Generally, conda run should be preferred for programmatic execution within an environment. The conda activate command is intended for interactive use in a shell. That is, something like

@echo off
cd C:\Users\*user*\Documents\folderName\Scripts
conda run -n env_name python test.py

I'm not on Windows, but you may need conda.exe or a full path to the Conda executable instead of simply conda.

Upvotes: 1

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