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How do I backup a virtual conda environment configuration from the Command Line?
Answer
Note: This does not backup folders or files being used in the environment, only the configuration into a YAML formatted file.
1. From the Anaconda Prompt or Terminal command line (CLI) in an active virtual conda environment, enter "conda env export > environment.yml". Environment configuration is placed in the environment.yml file.
2. Contents of the example environment.yml file:
name: my_test_env_3_13
channels:
- defaults
- pkgs/main
dependencies:
- blas=1.0=mkl
- bzip2=1.0.8=h2bbff1b_6
- ca-certificates=2025.12.2=haa95532_0
- intel-openmp=2025.0.0=haa95532_1164
- libexpat=2.7.4=hd7fb8db_0
- libffi=3.4.4=hd77b12b_1
- libhwloc=2.12.1=default_hfa10c62_1000
- libiconv=1.18=hc89ec93_0
- libmpdec=4.0.0=h827c3e9_0
- libxml2=2.13.9=h6201b9f_0
- libzlib=1.3.1=h02ab6af_0
- mkl=2025.0.0=h5da7b33_930
- mkl-service=2.5.2=py313h0b37514_0
- mkl_fft=2.1.1=py313hbc2a22c_0
- mkl_random=1.3.0=py313h42c1672_0
- numpy=2.4.3=py313h22cce72_0
- numpy-base=2.4.3=py313h1df51cf_0
- openssl=3.5.5=hbb43b14_0
- packaging=25.0=py313haa95532_1
- pandas=3.0.1=py313hf6ff4c0_0
- pip=26.0.1=pyhc872135_0
- python=3.13.12=h39c999c_100_cp313
- python-dateutil=2.9.0post0=py313haa95532_2
- python-tzdata=2025.3=pyhd3eb1b0_0
- python_abi=3.13=3_cp313
- setuptools=80.10.2=py313haa95532_0
- six=1.17.0=py313haa95532_0
- sqlite=3.51.2=hee5a0db_0
- tbb=2022.3.0=h90c84d6_0
- tbb-devel=2022.3.0=h90c84d6_0
- tk=8.6.15=hf199647_0
- tzdata=2026a=he532380_0
- ucrt=10.0.22621.0=haa95532_0
- vc=14.3=h2df5915_10
- vc14_runtime=14.44.35208=h4927774_10
- vs2015_runtime=14.44.35208=ha6b5a95_10
- wheel=0.46.3=py313haa95532_0
- xz=5.8.2=h53af0af_0
- zlib=1.3.1=h02ab6af_0
prefix: C:\Users\trumant\miniconda3\envs\my_test_env_3_13