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micromamba — A fast, minimal, standalone package and environment manager for `conda` packages. Drop-in replacemen

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Problem

How to use the micromamba command: A fast, minimal, standalone package and environment manager for conda packages. Drop-in replacement for conda, ideal for CI, Docker, and lightweight setups. More information: <https://manned.org/micromamba>.

Solution

micromamba — A fast, minimal, standalone package and environment manager for conda packages. Drop-in replacement for conda, ideal for CI, Docker, and lightweight setups. More information: <https://manned.org/micromamba>.

Create a new environment at a specific path, installing named packages into it:

micromamba create {{[-p|--prefix]}} /{{path/to/env}} {{python=3.11 numpy}}

Activate an environment by name or path:

micromamba activate {{[-p|--prefix]}} /{{path/to/env}}

Run a command inside an environment without activating it in the shell:

micromamba run {{[-p|--prefix]}} /{{path/to/env}} {{pytest tests/}}

Install packages into the currently active environment:

micromamba install {{scipy pandas}}

List all installed packages in the current environment:

micromamba list

Search for packages in channels or current environment:

micromamba search {{package_name}}

Query tree-like dependencies of a package:

micromamba repoquery depends {{[-t|--tree]}} {{package_name}}

Show information about the current micromamba setup:

micromamba info

Code Snippets

Create a new environment at a specific path, installing named packages into it

micromamba create {{[-p|--prefix]}} /{{path/to/env}} {{python=3.11 numpy}}

Activate an environment by name or path

micromamba activate {{[-p|--prefix]}} /{{path/to/env}}

Run a command inside an environment without activating it in the shell

micromamba run {{[-p|--prefix]}} /{{path/to/env}} {{pytest tests/}}

Install packages into the currently active environment

micromamba install {{scipy pandas}}

List all installed packages in the current environment

micromamba list

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