title: Using Anaconda, is a messy base root going to be a problem in the long term?
body: <p>I generally used to use Python for number crunching, but recently decided to learn more dev aspects of the language (e.g. developing apps).</p>
  
  <p>I only recently realised you could create environments in Anaconda (through that 'Environments' tab), and previously just pip installed everything onto my base root environment.</p>
  
  <p>Reading further into it, some people don't seem to recommend installing certain things onto base root. Will I potentially have issues by continuing on with my potentially messy base root environment? Will it potentially affect other environments, or are they completely separate?</p>
  
  <p>If it's going to be an issue, how can I clean my base root environment up?</p>