Why Anaconda does not recognize conda command?

I installed the latest version of Anaconda. Now I want to install OpenCV within it. When I type:

conda install -c https://conda.binstar.org/anaconda opencv

I get this message error: "conda is not recognized as internal command ..." (sorry, I try to translate from French because my OS is in French)

The problem is that conda comes with Anaconda, so I wonder why lauching Anaconda and type the above command does not work ?

Solution 1:

For Windows

Go to Control Panel\System and Security\System\Advanced System Settings then look for Environment Variables.

Your user variables should contain Path=Path\to\Anaconda3\Scripts.

You need to figure where your Anaconda3 folder is (i.e. the path to this folder) . Mine was in C:\Users.

For Linux

You need to add conda to PATH. To do so, type:

export PATH=/path/to/anaconda3/bin:$PATH.

Same thing, you need to figure the path to anaconda3 folder (Usually, the path is stored in $HOME)

If you don't want to do this everytime you start a session, you can also add conda to PATH in your .bashrc file:

echo 'export PATH=/path/to/anaconda3/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc

Solution 2:

I had a similar problem. I searched conda.exe and I found it on Scripts folder. So, In Anaconda3 you need to add two variables to PATH. The first is Anaconda_folder_path and the second is Anaconda_folder_path\Scripts

Solution 3:

When you install anaconda on windows now, it doesn't automatically add Python or Conda to your path so you have to add it yourself.

If you don’t know where your conda and/or python is, you type the following commands into your anaconda prompt

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Next, you can add Python and Conda to your path by using the setx command in your command prompt. enter image description here

Next close that command prompt and open a new one. Congrats you can now use conda and python

Source: https://medium.com/@GalarnykMichael/install-python-on-windows-anaconda-c63c7c3d1444

Solution 4:

I had a similar problem and I did something like the below mentioned steps with my Path environment variable to fix the problem

Located where my Anaconda3 was installed. I run Windows 7. Mine is located at C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3.

Open Control Panel - System - Advanced System Settings, under Advanced tab click on Environment Variables.

Under System Variables, located "Path" add the following: C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Scripts;C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\;

Save and open new terminal. type in "conda". It worked for me.

Hope these steps help

Solution 5:

You probably need to update your PATH variable to include where you have installed Anaconda.

See https://github.com/ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues/issues/41 for a similar issue.