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= CONDA Virtual Environment =
The virtual environment is an isolated execution environment that allows software applications to run independently of the host.

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== CONDA virtual environment and package manager ==
=== CONDA distribution ===
* '''Anaconda''': Full-size CONDA and a lot of Python packages, Anaconda Inc. ('''Preinstalled on Cypress''')
* '''Miniconda''': Minimum size CONDA and Python only, Anaconda Inc.
* '''Miniforge''': Minimum size CONDA and Python only. Community support.

==== Anaconda ====
Several versions of Anaconda are installed on Cypress.

{{{
$ module av anaconda

----------------------------------------------- /share/apps/modulefiles ------------------------------------------------
anaconda/2.1.0    anaconda3/2018.12 anaconda3/2020.07 anaconda3/5.1.0
anaconda/2.5.0    anaconda3/2019.03 anaconda3/4.0.0

------------------------------------------- /share/apps/centos7/modulefiles --------------------------------------------
anaconda3/2023.07
}}}

anaconda/2.*.* provides python2. anacoda3/* provides python3. Modules under /share/apps/centos7/modulefiles work on CentOS 7 nodes only.