title: Why does '(base)' appear in my anaconda command prompt?
body: <p>My anaconda command prompt now says:</p>
  
  <pre><code>(base) C:\users\user_name&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I would like to know why (base) appears in front of the prompt. This started appearing since I created a virtual environment to run Django. If I enter 'deactivate' the prompt disappears but if I close the terminal and open a new terminal the 'base' is back again. </p>
  
  <pre><code>(base) C:\users\user_name&gt; deactivate
  C:\users\user_name&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The trouble is that this prompt does not recognize pip or any anaconda commands. I can run pip on the 'base' prompt, but not on the original one. I installed a module in '(base)...' using pip but this module is recognized by my ide. </p>
  
  <pre><code>conda list anaconda
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>in '(base)..' gives th version of Anaconda as 4.4. without the base, it does not recognize conda. I have run pip and conda several times before this happened. I'm running Windows 10. </p>