Anaconda export Environment file

Question

How can I make anaconda environment file which could be use on other computers?

I exported my anaconda python environment to YML using conda env export > en

Answer 1

• Linux

  conda env export --no-builds | grep -v "prefix" > environment.yml

• Windows

  conda env export --no-builds | findstr -v "prefix" > environment.yml

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Rationale: By default, conda env export includes the build information:

$ conda env export
...
dependencies:
  - backcall=0.1.0=py37_0
  - blas=1.0=mkl
  - boto=2.49.0=py_0
...

You can instead export your environment without build info:

$ conda env export --no-builds
...
dependencies:
  - backcall=0.1.0
  - blas=1.0
  - boto=2.49.0
...

Which unties the environment from the Python version and OS.