Configure a conda virtual environment

Create a conda environment

1. Ensure that Anaconda or Miniconda is downloaded and installed on your computer, and you're aware of a path to its executable file.

   Refer to the installation instructions for more details.

2. Navigate to File | Project Structure or press Control+Alt+Shift+S.

3. In the Project Structure dialog, select SDKs under the Platform Settings section, click , and choose Add Python SDK from the popup menu.

   

4. In the left-hand pane of the Add Python Interpreter dialog, select Conda Environment.

   

5. The following actions depend on whether you want to create a new conda environment or to use an existing one.

   New conda environment

   • Specify the location of the new conda environment in the Location field, or click and browse for the desired location in your file system. The directory for the new conda environment should be empty.

   • Select the Python version from the list.

   • Normally, IntelliJ IDEA will detect conda installation.

     Otherwise, specify the location of the conda executable, or click to browse for it.

   • Select the Make available to all projects checkbox if you want to reuse this environment when creating Python interpreters in IntelliJ IDEA.

   Existing conda environment

   • Choose the desired environment from the list.

   • If the desired interpreter is not on the list, click, and then browse for the Python executable within the previously configured conda environment.

   • If necessary, specify the location of the conda executable, or click to browse for it.

   • Select the Make available to all projects checkbox if you want to reuse this environment when creating Python interpreters in IntelliJ IDEA.

   The selected conda environment will be reused for the current project.

6. Click OK to complete the task.