Minimal Python installation with miniconda

With miniconda, we can have minimal Python installation on any OS. Learn how to install it and how to use conda to create and manage virtual environments, install packages, run Python scripts and run Jupyter Notebooks and JupyterLab. Please proceed here.

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Update 2025: Miniconda is no longer recommended due to recent licensing changes by Anaconda, Inc. Instead, I recommend using Miniforge, which is a community-driven minimal installer for conda and mamba. For more information, see my post about Miniforge.

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A minimal Python installation with miniconda

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Learn how to install miniconda to have a quick and minimal Python installation on any operating system. Also learn how to ...