Upgrade to python 3.8 using conda

Question

Python 3.8.0 is out, but I haven\'t been able to find any post on how to update to python 3.8 using conda - maybe they will wait for the official release? Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Open Anaconda Prompt (base):

1. Update conda:

conda update -n base -c defaults conda

2. Create new environment with Python 3.8:

conda create -n python38 python=3.8

3. Activate your new Python 3.8 environment:

conda activate python38

4. Start Python 3.8:

python