virtual environmentpackage and distribution anadconda virtual environment installation go to anaconda webpage and download the latest python version for your os ( linux or windowswindowsdouble click the downloaded exe file to install the anaconda during installationit will ask to include the anaconda in the environment variablepress "yesthere linuxdo the below for installation chmod (when askedpress yes to include the anaconda in the pathverify installation open terminal and run the 'pythoncommand it should show the install version of python python in the below result :\users\meherppython python |anacondainc (defaultmar : : exit(to exit from python shell creating virtual environment python applications will often use packages and modules that don' come as part of the standard library applications will sometimes need specific version of librarybecause the application may require that particular bug has been fixed or the application may be written using an obsolete version of the library' interface this means it may not be possible for one python installation to meet the requirements of every application if application needs version of particular module but application needs version then the requirements are in conflict and installing either version or will leave one application unable to run the solution for this problem is to create virtual environmenta self-contained directory tree that contains python installation for particular version of pythonplus number of additional packages creating virtual environment is very easy in anaconda as shown below(create env"conda create - python= xwhere is python versionconda create - myenv python= (continues on next page