Let Package Manager create python only environments

DanPatterson

You don't always want a full  clone.  Perhaps a touch of python, a little numpy, your favorite IDE and a few other things.  Telling those less familiar with conda might appreciate a more gentle introduction to environments.  A Package alternative prior to conda could be useful and a good learning tool as well.

ShaunWalbridge

Thanks for the suggestion, Dan. We've discussed this, and think that the audience for a system to manage environments independent of our software would add more complexity than the value it would provide for most users warrants. Of course, you know the existing options for this problem but I will reiterate them here for any others who come across this idea:

• To have a rich UI for managing and creating arbitrary conda environments, Anaconda Navigator can be used. It can be installed via the Pro Package Manager or with conda install anaconda-navigator, then launched from its menu shortcut or by running anaconda-navigator from the command line.
• From the Python command prompt, conda create can be used to create environments with any packages in them, including different versions of Python or no Python at all.