[FIXED] Not a conda environment

Issue

i am trying to launch conda from the terminal on windows.

From the relevant folder ('Desktop > Course'), i installed the jupyter notebook ('pip install jupyter notebook') and 'nb_conda' ('conda install nb_conda'). Then i open the jupyter notebook by entering the command 'jupyter notebook'.

So far so good.

But when i go in the 'Conda' tab on the jupyter notebook, after 2 second i get the message ''EnvironmentLocationNotFound: Not a conda environment: Desktop > Course'

Why is that ?

Solution

There are two solutions-

1 - (not personally recommended) This is because you have probably not created the conda environment. For creating a new environment with all the dependencies look here- https://github.com/Anaconda-Platform/nb_conda

2 - (personally recommended) Install the complete anaconda distribution from here- https://github.com/Anaconda-Platform/nb_conda (check for windows and download for the python of your choice). After that either you can create a virtual environment and launch your jupyter from there or directly launch from the base environment. This will take care of all the dependencies and also it will help in all your future endeavors.

While following 2nd suggestion, make sure to uninstall all your previous python installations. Give it a fresh installation and while installation make sure to tick the box where it asks for adding conda to the system path.

Good Luck.

Answered By - Pankaj Mishra