Unable to activate environment conda - prompted to Run 'conda init' before 'conda activate' but it doesn't work

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In MacOS, i use conda init zsh,and i get the following message. It works!

$ conda init zsh
no change     /opt/anaconda3/condabin/conda
no change     /opt/anaconda3/bin/conda
no change     /opt/anaconda3/bin/conda-env
no change     /opt/anaconda3/bin/activate
no change     /opt/anaconda3/bin/deactivate
no change     /opt/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
no change     /opt/anaconda3/etc/fish/conf.d/conda.fish
no change     /opt/anaconda3/shell/condabin/Conda.psm1
no change     /opt/anaconda3/shell/condabin/conda-hook.ps1
no change     /opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.11/site-packages/xontrib/conda.xsh
no change     /opt/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.csh
modified      /Users/acookie/.zshrc

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answered Mar 4, 2024 at 13:32

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  This one works in M1. Thank you. 

  – Dhyaan

   CommentedJun 19, 2024 at 16:02
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  Worked for me too, though I was confused for a while until I realized I needed to close and re-open the shell. That's what I get for not reading all the instructions! 

  – R.M.

   CommentedJul 21, 2024 at 16:34 
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  This works on an M4 too, and was super helpful. What a difference 3 letters can make... 

  – El Niño

   CommentedMay 15 at 17:52

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Alex Ackerman

First run:

source activate base # ( this would activate your conda base env )

and then

conda activate my_env # ( replace my_env with name of your new env )

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edited Sep 25, 2024 at 13:21

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answered May 9, 2024 at 21:09

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conda init needs the shell name sometimes

If using zsh, run:

conda init zsh

Exit out of the shell, reopen and run:

conda activate test_env

See: Unable to activate environment - prompted to Run ‘conda init’ before ‘conda activate’ but it doesn’t work

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answered Sep 22, 2024 at 10:00

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• This is actually the only thing that worked on my mac. Thanks 

  – Medoalmasry

   CommentedSep 23, 2024 at 11:37

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In windows , You should change your security policy. First, run powershell using Administrator. Then,

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Then, input Y

Then, reopen your powershell, then you can use:

conda activate your_env