ensureconda 1.6.0
Lightweight bootstrapper for a conda executable
Requires Python: >=3.8

# ensureconda

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## Installation

### Python-based

ensureconda is distributed on [PyPI](https://pypi.org) as a universal
wheel and is available on Linux, macOS and Windows and supports
Python 3.8+ and PyPy.

```bash
$ pip install ensureconda
```

### Go based

Additionally ensureconda is also available as a statically linked fully stand-alone
golang binary.  This is a full reimplementation with the same cli as the python version

These can be downloaded from [releases](https://github.com/conda-incubator/ensureconda/releases/latest)

Alternatively if you have go installed you can install from githubg using

```shell
$ go install github.com/conda-incubator/ensureconda@latest
$ ensureconda --help
```

## Usage

Ensureconda is a cli tool that will

1. Find a preexisting conda/mamba executable
2. Install one if nothing was found and installation is allowed.
3. Return the path of the executable found/installed on stdout

```
ensureconda --help
Usage: ensureconda [OPTIONS]

  Ensures that a conda/mamba is installed.

Options:
  --mamba / --no-mamba            search for mamba
  --micromamba / --no-micromamba  search for micromamba, install if not
                                  present

  --conda / --no-conda            search for conda
  --conda-exe / --no-conda-exe    search for conda.exe / conda-standalone,
                                  install if not present

  --no-install                    don't install conda/mamba if no version can
                                  be discovered

  --min-conda-version VERSIONNUMBER
                                  minimum version of conda to accept (defaults
                                  to 4.8.2)

  --min-mamba-version VERSIONNUMBER
                                  minimum version of mamba/micromamba to
                                  accept (defaults to 0.7.3)

  --help                          Show this message and exit.
```

### Configuring conda-standalone channel

When ensureconda downloads the conda-standalone executable, you can select the
channel via the environment variable `ENSURECONDA_CONDA_STANDALONE_CHANNEL`.
It defaults to `conda-forge`, and you can set it to `anaconda` if you prefer:

```bash
export ENSURECONDA_CONDA_STANDALONE_CHANNEL=anaconda
ensureconda --conda-exe
```

The corresponding package page used is:

```text
https://anaconda.org/$ENSURECONDA_CONDA_STANDALONE_CHANNEL/conda-standalone
```

## License

ensureconda is distributed under the terms of the
[MIT License](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit).