Cloned Python environment and modified with Conda - crashes Pro!

[Vidar]

Hi,

I have created a cloned copy of the default python environment. 

For convenience, I put the Conda command on the PATH system variable by adding "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\Scripts". 

I used the Conda Forge command from a command prompt (running as Administrator, might not be necessary, but why not) to install pygplates: 

conda install conda-forge::pygplates 

 When you try and access Package Manager ArcGIS Pro crashes. Not sure how to get out of this mess or even fix my environment - it's a bit annoying that Pro just crashes out just like this - looks like I'm looking at a re-install and all the messing about that involves.

[DanPatterson]

Was there anything else that rolled down the screen during the install?

I would be surprised if the conda-forge channel didn't want to updata a bunch of other packages.

Something may have been updated/installed that Pro didn't like (specifically arcgis, arcgisscripting and their dependencies)

[Luke_Pinner]

I've broken cloned environments before mixing conda-forge and esri channels and avoid it now.  If you want to install stuff from conda-forge, create a fresh (non esri) env with `conda create -c conda-forge <packages>`.  

To get back to an unbroken env, in a terminal run `proswap arcgispro-py3`