# \#conda

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/tag/conda/768.md

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## [Julia-forge, a conda channel for official Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-forge-a-conda-channel-for-official-julia/138511)

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**Author:** [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-forge-a-conda-channel-for-official-julia/138511 "2026-08-02T20:53:02Z")

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A couple of years ago Wolf Vollprecht created a conda channel called julia-forge that repackges official Julia downloads as conda packages: Recently, I revived the project by adding recent stable (1.12.6) and long ter…

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## [PythonCall ecosystem updates](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pythoncall-ecosystem-updates/132500)

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**Author:** [@cjdoris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cjdoris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pythoncall-ecosystem-updates/132500 "2025-09-18T22:23:03Z")

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There’s been a lot going on in the world of PythonCall.jl and friends, so I thought I’d give a brief round-up of what’s new from the last year. Firstly, a reminder of the packages I’m talking about: PythonCall.jl: Int…

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## [Error when precompiling packages that rely on PythonCall](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-when-precompiling-packages-that-rely-on-pythoncall/132371)

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**Author:** [@opsssi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/opsssi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-when-precompiling-packages-that-rely-on-pythoncall/132371 "2025-09-14T21:36:02Z")

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Hi! I have a problem when trying to use the Package OptimizationSciPy.jl (and I got the same error previously when trying to install other packages that require PythonCall. ▶ versioninfo ▶ \]add OptimizationSciPy ▶ err Wha…

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## [Using Meta/Facebook Prophet with Conda/PyCall](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-meta-facebook-prophet-with-conda-pycall/132011)

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**Author:** [@Ju\_ska](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ju_ska)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-meta-facebook-prophet-with-conda-pycall/132011 "2025-09-10T16:26:55Z")

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Hi, I run into problems when trying to run the example code from: What I did: import Pkg ENV\["PYTHON"\]="" Pkg.build("PyCall") Restarted the Julia CLI, then: import Pkg Pkg.add("Conda") using Conda Conda.runconda(\`…

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## [Using PyCall with a non default Julia managed Conda Environment](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-pycall-with-a-non-default-julia-managed-conda-environment/131842)

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**Author:** [@LouisPauchet](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LouisPauchet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-pycall-with-a-non-default-julia-managed-conda-environment/131842 "2025-08-25T13:50:06Z")

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Hi Julia Community, I’m working on a project where I want to use PyCall, but I’d like to avoid the default Julia-managed Conda environment. Instead, I want to specify a custom environment. Here’s what I’m trying to achi…

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## [Wrap Julia and my own julia app/package in a conda package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wrap-julia-and-my-own-julia-app-package-in-a-conda-package/117426)

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**Author:** [@CrisCool](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/CrisCool)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wrap-julia-and-my-own-julia-app-package-in-a-conda-package/117426 "2024-07-24T17:44:18Z")

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Hi there I have developed a Julia app (package) that depends on other Julia packages developed by myself. I need to wrap everything in a conda package, including Julia itself. Any advice on how to do that? thanks

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## [Jupyter and Jupytext through IJulia.jl (Jupytext does not really work)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyter-and-jupytext-through-ijulia-jl-jupytext-does-not-really-work/116330)

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**Author:** [@Henrique\_Becker](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Henrique_Becker)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyter-and-jupytext-through-ijulia-jl-jupytext-does-not-really-work/116330 "2024-07-03T15:51:34Z")

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Is anyone using IJulia to provide jupyter-lab and employing the jupytext extension? I was unable to configure my Arch Linux do to so. I did a fresh install of Julia 1.10.4, then installed the IJulia in an environment, an…

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## [CI error: Path to conda environment is not valid](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ci-error-path-to-conda-environment-is-not-valid/116264)

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**Author:** [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ci-error-path-to-conda-environment-is-not-valid/116264 "2024-06-26T16:05:59Z")

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Today my integration tests fail with: Run julia-actions/julia-runtest@v1 Run echo "JULIA\_PKG\_SERVER\_REGISTRY\_PREFERENCE=${JULIA\_PKG\_SERVER\_REGISTRY\_PREFERENCE:-eager}" \>\> ${GITHUB\_ENV} Run # The Julia command that will …

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## [\[ANN\] pyjuliacall and pyjuliapkg packaged on conda-forge](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-pyjuliacall-and-pyjuliapkg-packaged-on-conda-forge/109849)

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**Author:** [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-pyjuliacall-and-pyjuliapkg-packaged-on-conda-forge/109849 "2024-02-07T09:22:19Z")

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juliacall and juliapkg on conda-forge I am happy to announce that the Python packages juliacall and juliapkg by @cjdoris have been packaged for conda-forge as pyjuliacall and pyjuliapkg. Why add the “py” prefix? In prin…

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## [Error building SymPy and PyCall when username has a space](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-building-sympy-and-pycall-when-username-has-a-space/107214)

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**Author:** [@cjslc008](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cjslc008)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-building-sympy-and-pycall-when-username-has-a-space/107214 "2023-12-09T19:04:36Z")

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Hi I’m trying to use SymPy and PyCall,but there is an error of a bad installation to both of them.When I use the the command Pkg.build ,it says that there is an error of precompilation as Miniconda doesn’t support the d…

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## [Matplotlib CondaPkg QT](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/matplotlib-condapkg-qt/106086)

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**Author:** [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/matplotlib-condapkg-qt/106086 "2023-11-11T18:49:46Z")

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I would like to use PyPlot with the QT backend. But I am not able to install QT using CondaPkg. Any idea how to do this?

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## [ImpedanceFitter](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/impedancefitter/90103)

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**Author:** [@ellocco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ellocco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/impedancefitter/90103 "2023-09-14T13:42:07Z")

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I have the impression that currently only one Julia package exists for the purpose of equivalent-circuit fitting, which is: EquivalentCircuits And there some around in the Python world. One of them is impedancefitter. …

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## [ClimatePlots installation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/climateplots-installation/101609)

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**Author:** [@aasdelat](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aasdelat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/climateplots-installation/101609 "2023-08-02T21:27:05Z")

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I am not able to install the ClimatePlots package, due to a problem with the conda manager, that seems to not properly install matplotlib. I have completely uninstalled julia (executable and configuration-packages direc…

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## [Registrator.jl sudden conda dependency error on GitHub](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registrator-jl-sudden-conda-dependency-error-on-github/101763)

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**Author:** [@sparrowhawk](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sparrowhawk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registrator-jl-sudden-conda-dependency-error-on-github/101763 "2023-07-22T15:23:51Z")

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Hi all, I have been releasing new versions of my package using Registrator.jl without any trouble until May 24th of this year. On my latest release, saying @JuliaRegistrator register as a comment to the last GitHub co…

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## [How to shut up CondaPkg](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-shut-up-condapkg/101446)

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**Author:** [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-shut-up-condapkg/101446 "2023-07-10T18:30:12Z")

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More than once per day I see these messages: Initializing the project... CondaPkg Found dependencies: /home/ufechner/.julia/packages/PythonCall/1f5yE/CondaPkg.toml CondaPkg Found dependencies: /home/ufechner/.ju…

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## [CondaPkg error](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/condapkg-error/100523)

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**Author:** [@e3c6](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/e3c6)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/condapkg-error/100523 "2023-06-18T17:59:31Z")

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I’ve been getting errors like this lately, from CondaPkg: critical libmamba filesystem error: cannot copy symlink: Operation not permitted \[~/.julia/scratchspaces/0b3b1443-0f03-428d-bdfb-f27f9c1191ea/root/pkgs/libstdcx…

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## [Package management via conda?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-management-via-conda/60806)

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**Author:** [@nick-youngblut](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nick-youngblut)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-management-via-conda/60806 "2023-05-17T22:07:56Z")

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I currently use python and R for data science tasks. I’m considering trying out Julia, but I’d like to manage all packages (python, R, and Julia) via conda. Is that possible? I see that Julia can be easily installed via …

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## ["WebIO jupyter extension must be installed using Conda" but the Conda doesn't works](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/webio-jupyter-extension-must-be-installed-using-conda-but-the-conda-doesnt-works/94191)

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**Author:** [@Yujin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Yujin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/webio-jupyter-extension-must-be-installed-using-conda-but-the-conda-doesnt-works/94191 "2023-04-25T10:24:06Z")

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Hi, everyone! I am new to use Julia and trying to use Plots/PyPlot for visualization. But it seemed to be needed to install WebIO for them, so I tried and got in trouble like julia\> WebIO.install\_jupyter\_nbextension() E…

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## [Can PythonCall / CondaPkg use custom channels?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-pythoncall-condapkg-use-custom-channels/97815)

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**Author:** [@huguesmp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/huguesmp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-pythoncall-condapkg-use-custom-channels/97815 "2023-04-24T07:38:38Z")

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I use Julia in a very restrictive corporate environment at work. For python packages, we must use Artifactory for both Conda and pip. This means that for the conda command to work, I need a .condarc file which sets up t…

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## [How to install pyqt for PythonPlot](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-pyqt-for-pythonplot/97542)

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**Author:** [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-pyqt-for-pythonplot/97542 "2023-04-18T06:30:27Z")

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I would like to use PythonPlot.jl with the QT backend. But how can I install it? I tried: using CondaPkg # press \] (Climate) pkg\> conda add pyqt5 which doesn’t work, it cannot find the package: error libmamba Could…

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## [\[ANN\] CondaPkg.jl v0.2.6 - now with REPL integration!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-condapkg-jl-v0-2-6-now-with-repl-integration/75370)

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**Author:** [@cjdoris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cjdoris)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-condapkg-jl-v0-2-6-now-with-repl-integration/75370 "2023-01-25T11:30:14Z")

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(I don’t often post about new versions of packages, but I thought this was was pretty cool, so…) I’ve just released v0.2.6 of CondaPkg.jl, the Pkg-like package for adding Conda dependencies to your Julia project. Pkg R…

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## [Conda install matplotlib](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/conda-install-matplotlib/93476)

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**Author:** [@Kunz-David](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Kunz-David)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/conda-install-matplotlib/93476 "2023-01-24T18:06:58Z")

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Hi all, I am installing an old project of mine which I had in julia. And I’m installing some packages and can’t install PyPlot. There seems to be a Conda error, which I can’t get rid of. My python ENV is here: ENV\[…

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## [What to do when command \`\`\`notebook()\`\`\` won't prompt a Jupyter installation?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-to-do-when-command-notebook-wont-prompt-a-jupyter-installation/92897)

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**Author:** [@Hugo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Hugo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-to-do-when-command-notebook-wont-prompt-a-jupyter-installation/92897 "2023-01-12T23:01:07Z")

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TL;DR: How to make Julia find the jupyter kernel so Quarto can run? I just installed a new version of Julia (1.8.5) and, given the problems I am dealing with, I assume the packages I had installed didn’t migrate to the …

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## [Conda install julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/conda-install-julia/90335)

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**Author:** [@Ludovic\_Dumoulin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ludovic_Dumoulin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/conda-install-julia/90335 "2022-11-16T12:08:52Z")

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Hey, I would like to install julia using conda on ubuntu 22.04 64bits but I get something that I don’t understand. I typed sudo conda install -c conda-forge julia end get Collecting package metadata (current\_repo…

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## [What does conda have to do with pluto notebooks?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-conda-have-to-do-with-pluto-notebooks/85117)

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**Author:** [@Xavier\_Gonzalez](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Xavier_Gonzalez)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-conda-have-to-do-with-pluto-notebooks/85117 "2022-08-01T23:44:26Z")

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I’m running Julia 1.7.3 on Windows 11. I’m trying to use Pluto notebooks. I try to run Pluto using julia using Pluto Pluto.run() Pluto still runs when I do this, but I get the most bizarre message as it’s firing up, …

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## [CI/CD for package that requires X server](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ci-cd-for-package-that-requires-x-server/79400)

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**Author:** [@samo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/samo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ci-cd-for-package-that-requires-x-server/79400 "2022-04-14T10:51:26Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to add CI/CD for a package that requires X server: https://github.com/omlins/JustSayIt.jl Concretely, it is the Python dependency pynput that requires it. Does anybody have some suggestions on how …

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## [How to request for conda to support Julia install for Windows OS?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-request-for-conda-to-support-julia-install-for-windows-os/54092)

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**Author:** [@kengonn](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kengonn)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-request-for-conda-to-support-julia-install-for-windows-os/54092 "2021-12-28T19:30:21Z")

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Hi, I noticed that we can use Anaconda to install Julia, but unfortunately it appears to be available only for Linux and Mac (OSX). How do we request for a Windows version to be made available? Or if it is straightforw…

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## [Problem with PyPlot library](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-pyplot-library/73147)

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**Author:** [@GalloLuigi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GalloLuigi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-pyplot-library/73147 "2021-12-15T14:59:05Z")

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Hi, until yesterday I was able to use PyPlot. I got this error this morning Someone can help me?

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## [VScode Jupyter Extension vs. IJulia browser](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-jupyter-extension-vs-ijulia-browser/73053)

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**Author:** [@donkeysaddle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/donkeysaddle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-jupyter-extension-vs-ijulia-browser/73053 "2021-12-15T10:33:07Z")

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How does the Jupyter-Notebook extension compare to installing Jupyter with Conda and using IJulia? My preference is to do everything in VSCode, but am wondering if there are any drawbacks (e.g., speed). Thanks! DS

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## [PyCall and Conda inside GitHub Actions](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pycall-and-conda-inside-github-actions/70128)

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**Author:** [@andrew-saydjari](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/andrew-saydjari)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pycall-and-conda-inside-github-actions/70128 "2021-10-26T01:27:05Z")

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Hi all, I am having some trouble trying to run unit tests with a nice Julia code I wrote that has to call a python package for a couple functions. My understanding was that as long as the environment used by Conda.jl a…

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