[conda] Activate environment with "source" or "conda"?

[Tom Loredo]

Hi conda experts-

I've been puzzled about this for a while. Sometimes, when I create a new

source activate py27env
source deactivate

Other times I get:

To activate this environment, use
$ conda activate py36env

To deactivate an active environment, use
$ conda deactivate


Note the use of "conda" instead of "source" (these examples also used two
different Python versions).

The docs indicate that "source" is right:

https://conda.io/docs/user-guide/getting-started.html#managing-environments

That's what I've always used. Some students I teach (we use conda/anaconda
in my course) instead use "conda" and seem to have no problem.

Is there a difference? Is there a reason the "conda create" command
sometimes tells me to use "source" vs. "conda" for activation?

-Tom

[Wilfred Tyler Gee]

The docs here are out of date and confusing. Any indication about when this
change will make it into the docs? I'm left confused as to which way I
should setup and activate environment.

Cheers!

conda 4.4 added the new option. Both should still work. The new option
is nice because it finally unifies the commands necessary between Windows
and Linux/Mac. It also removes the conflict with virtualenv, which also
depended on a script named "activate." It does require some setup, though,
and I'm not sure exactly what the status on docs for that is. I'd say give
it a try - if it doesn't work, please file an issue on the conda github
issue tracker and ask for the docs to be updated.

Post by Tom Loredo
Hi conda experts-
I've been puzzled about this for a while. Sometimes, when I create a new

source activate py27env
source deactivate

To activate this environment, use
$ conda activate py36env
To deactivate an active environment, use
$ conda deactivate
Note the use of "conda" instead of "source" (these examples also used two
different Python versions).
https://conda.io/docs/user-guide/getting-started.html#managing-environments
That's what I've always used. Some students I teach (we use
conda/anaconda in my course) instead use "conda" and seem to have no
problem.
Is there a difference? Is there a reason the "conda create" command
sometimes tells me to use "source" vs. "conda" for activation?
-Tom
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