How-To: Using Anaconda - Activate a Virtual Conda Environment via Command Line Interface

Summary

Activate a Conda Environment in the command line interface in Windows.

Question

How do I activate a virtual conda environment from the command line interface?

Answer

Note: To open an Anaconda Prompt in Windows or the Terminal in MacOS, see "How-To: Using Anaconda - Launch a Virtual Conda Environment via Command Line Interface

1. From the Anaconda Prompt or Terminal command line (CLI) in the base environment, enter "conda info --envs" to list the current environments.

command prompt window with "conda info --envs" as an example

2. Enter "conda activate <environment_name>" to activate environment.

Example environment: venv_3_13

command prompt window with "conda activate venv_3_13" as an example

Article ID: 2185

Created

Fri 3/13/26 11:58 AM

Modified

Mon 4/20/26 11:33 AM