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Windows: Anaconda base environment automatically gets activated whenever terminal is opened

Whenever I open my terminal, the base conda environment gets activated like below:

(base) PS C:\Users\surya>

And I used to run conda deactivate to come out of conda. Even tried removing conda related PATH variables but doesn't help.

Solution

  • Fixed this by setting the below config. Run this command after opening the terminal as Administrator.

    conda config --set auto_activate_base false

    Then restart the terminal for the changes to be effective. The config can be verified by running conda config --show