How to use Conda in my cloned environment?

Question

I have cloned my python environment using Environment Manager in Pro

So I have this:

C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\envs\arcgispro-py3-clone\Scripts

Question: There is no conda.exe anywhere here. Don't I get a conda.exe when I clone?

The only place I found a conda.exe is here (default install): C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\Scripts

When you clone,  it literally creates a folder called Conda. Why don't I get a conda.exe?

Thanks for reading! Have a good weekend everyone.

Brian_Wilson · Accepted Answer

You clone, then you activate the environment, then you can continue using the conda command right? Your PATH should still have the original conda.exe on it. The path gets modified when you activate it to add the stuff it needs to the current environment, and then restored when you deactivate. The part of the PATH for the conda command should exist in both environements.

DanPatterson · Accepted Answer

from a clone.... use conda info

(pro_3) C:\Users\dan_p\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\envs\pro_3>conda info

active environment : pro_3
    active env location : C:\Users\dan_p\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\envs\pro_3
       user config file : C:\Users\dan_p\.condarc
 populated config files : C:\arc_pro\bin\Python\.condarc
          conda version : 4.9.2
    conda-build version : not installed
         python version : 3.9.12.final.0
       virtual packages : __cuda=11.2=0
                          __win=0=0
                          __archspec=1=x86_64
       base environment : C:\arc_pro\bin\Python  (writable)
           channel URLs : https://conda.anaconda.org/esri/win-64
                          https://conda.anaconda.org/esri/noarch
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/win-64
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/noarch
          package cache : C:\Users\dan_p\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\pkgs
                          C:\arc_pro\bin\Python\pkgs
                          C:\Users\dan_p\.conda\pkgs
       envs directories : C:\arc_pro\bin\Python\envs
                          C:\Users\dan_p\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\envs
                          C:\Users\dan_p\.conda\envs
               platform : win-64
             user-agent : conda/4.9.2 requests/2.27.1 CPython/3.9.12 Windows/10 Windows/10.0.22000
          administrator : False
             netrc file : None
           offline mode : False

(pro_3) C:\Users\dan_p\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\envs\pro_3>

and

(pro_3) C:\Users\dan_p\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\envs\pro_3>conda env list
# conda environments:
#
pro_3                 *  C:\Users\dan_p\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\envs\pro_3
base                     C:\arc_pro\bin\Python
arcgispro-py3            C:\arc_pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3

(pro_3) C:\Users\dan_p\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\envs\pro_3>

of course there is

Anaconda Nucleus

and

Conda Cheatsheet: Your Guide to Basic Conda Commands (anaconda.cloud)

It takes a while but it is navigable eventually

DanPatterson · Accepted Answer

PS

I create a desktop shortcut to run

C:\... ArcGISPro Install Folder\bin\Python\Scripts\proenv.bat

with

Start In

set to

C:\... ArcGISPro Install Folder\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3

Also, some python IDE's can run conda from within.  Spyder, for example, has line magics that allow you to run conda from the editor

Anonymous User · Accepted Answer

There is a Python Command Prompt that is in the ArcGIS app folder you can use to skip the cd commands. Starting the Python Command Prompt starts a conda command prompt in the currently active Pro environment. If you want to change the active env to your clone, its a simple command: activate . If you want set the env to be the active env in Pro, use the command: proswap . The next time you open the Python Command Prompt, it would start in the env you set and Pro will be set.