Hello! I’m a Data Science educator and a long-time user of conda. I’m building a new online course that teaches the fundamentals of conda for managing packages and environments (from the command line).
I personally use Miniconda to install conda, but I’m sure some students will use Anaconda to install conda (or may already have Anaconda installed).
Here’s my question:
If someone downloads and installs the latest Anaconda distribution today, will the 250+ packages included in the Anaconda distribution be installed in the base environment?
Or will the Anaconda installer create a small base environment (similar to the base environment created by Miniconda) PLUS a second anaconda environment that includes the 250+ packages?
I’m asking because I want to make sure that the information I’m providing to my students is up-to-date.
Thank you!
