Windows

This video shows how to open a command prompt with mamba and check the installation.

Linux & MacOS

Is python working?

First check if python is working. Run python in the command line. You should get an output like this:

The key points are that:

1. python works &
2. it says “packaged by conda-forge”

Is mamba working?

Now check if we can create a virtual environment with mamba using the following command

mamba create -n seminar-test numpy

You should then get a mamba virtual environment creation process. Once the virtual environment is created you should see this:

Finally, you should try to create a virtual environment using the suggested command (note this is a conda command rather than a mamba command)

conda activate seminar-test

Contact me at braaannigan@protonmail.com if you have any issues. Let me know your operating system and add some screenshots of any errors you get.