CondaEnvironment@0 - Conda environment v0 task
Use this task to create and activate a Conda environment.
Important
This task has been deprecated. Use conda commands directly in the bash task or batch script task as an alternative.
Syntax
# Conda environment v0
# Create and activate a Conda environment.
- task: CondaEnvironment@0
inputs:
environmentName: # string. Required. Environment name.
#packageSpecs: 'python=3' # string. Package specs. Default: python=3.
#updateConda: true # boolean. Update to the latest Conda. Default: true.
# Advanced
#createOptions: # string. Environment creation options.
#cleanEnvironment: false # boolean. Clean the environment. Default: false.
# Conda Environment v0
# Create and activate a Conda environment.
- task: CondaEnvironment@0
inputs:
environmentName: # string. Required. Environment name.
#packageSpecs: 'python=3' # string. Package specs. Default: python=3.
#updateConda: true # boolean. Update to the latest Conda. Default: true.
# Advanced
#createOptions: # string. Environment creation options.
#cleanEnvironment: false # boolean. Clean the environment. Default: false.
Inputs
environmentName
- Environment name
string
. Required.
The name of the Conda environment to create and activate, or reactivate if it already exists.
packageSpecs
- Package specs
string
. Default value: python=3
.
The space-delimited list of packages to install in the environment.
updateConda
- Update to the latest Conda
boolean
. Default value: true
.
Updates Conda to the latest version. This applies to the Conda installation found in PATH
or to the path specified by the CONDA
environment variable.
createOptions
- Environment creation options
string
.
The space-delimited list of additional options to pass to the conda create
command.
cleanEnvironment
- Clean the environment
boolean
. Default value: false
.
Deletes the environment and recreates it if it already exists. If this boolean is not selected, the task will reactivate an existing environment.
Task control options
All tasks have control options in addition to their task inputs. For more information, see Control options and common task properties.
Output variables
None.
Remarks
Use this task to create and activate a Conda environment.
Important
This task has been deprecated. Use conda commands directly in the bash task or batch script task as an alternative.
This task will create a Conda environment and activate it for subsequent build tasks.
If the task finds an existing environment with the same name, the task will simply reactivate it. This is possible on self-hosted agents. To recreate the environment and reinstall any of its packages, set the "Clean the environment" option.
Running with the "Update to the latest Conda" option will attempt to update Conda before creating or activating the environment. If you are running a self-hosted agent and have configured a Conda installation to work with the task, this may result in your Conda installation being updated.
Note
Microsoft-hosted agents won't have Conda in their PATH
by default. You will need to run this task in order to use Conda.
After running this task, PATH
will contain the binary directory for the activated environment, followed by the binary directories for the Conda installation itself.
You can run scripts as subsequent build tasks that run Python, Conda, or the command-line utilities from other packages you install.
For example, you can run tests with pytest or upload a package to Anaconda Cloud with the Anaconda client.
Tip
After running this task, the environment will be "activated", and packages you install by calling conda install
will get installed to this environment.
Prerequisites
- A Microsoft-hosted agent, or a self-hosted agent with Anaconda or Miniconda installed.
- If using a self-hosted agent, you must either add the
conda
executable toPATH
or set theCONDA
environment variable to the root of the Conda installation.
How can I configure a self-hosted agent to use this task?
You can use this task either with a full Anaconda installation or a Miniconda installation.
If using a self-hosted agent, you must add the conda
executable to PATH
.
Alternatively, you can set the CONDA
environment variable to the root of the Conda installation -- that is, the directory you specify as the "prefix" when installing Conda.
Requirements
Requirement | Description |
---|---|
Pipeline types | YAML, Classic build, Classic release |
Runs on | Agent, DeploymentGroup |
Demands | None |
Capabilities | This task does not satisfy any demands for subsequent tasks in the job. |
Command restrictions | Any |
Settable variables | Any |
Agent version | All supported agent versions. |
Task category | Package |