Can not access Anaconda/Miniconda environment as virtualenv

[oscargicast]

I'm showing you the steps I use to create a virtualenv based on miniconda. Finally you will see that the virtualenv was created but I can't access to it.

1.0. Check my initial pyenv versions:

$ pyenv versions
* system (set by /home/oscar/.python-version)
2.7.9
3.5.1

1.1 Install miniconda:

$ pyenv install miniconda3-4.0.5

$ pyenv versions
* system (set by /home/oscar/.python-version)
  2.7.9
  3.5.1
  miniconda3-4.0.5

1.2. Create the venvtest virtualenv based on miniconda:

$ pyenv virtualenv miniconda3-4.0.5 venvtest

$ pyenv versions
* system (set by /home/oscar/.python-version)
  2.7.9
  3.5.1
  miniconda3-4.0.5
  miniconda3-4.0.5/envs/venvtest
  venvtest

When I want to check if the virtualenv was created, It doesn't show it. So I can't no access to it 😢

$ pyenv virtualenvs
  miniconda3-4.0.5 (created from /home/oscar/.pyenv/versions/miniconda3-4.0.5)

$ pyenv activate ... (autocompleting)
--help            miniconda3-4.0.5  --unset 

Please, I hope you can help me.

[quietcoolwu]

@yyuu The same problem happened to me, but it's still OK when I installed Anaconda or Miniconda with older conda version(e.g. 4.0.5), and using pyenv virtualenv to create a virtualenv. That is to say all works normally with older conda version after pyenv update.
I saw the conda update-log showed that it fixed shell recursion with activate problem in 4.1.3, but when I update to this version the problem remains.

[yyuu]

I couldn't reproduce the issue. It's all working for me even with conda 4.1.4.

% conda --version
conda 4.1.4
% pyenv virtualenv anaconda3-4.1.0 foo
Fetching package metadata .......
Solving package specifications: ..........

Package plan for installation in environment /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.1.0/envs/foo:

The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED:

    openssl:    1.0.2h-1     
    pip:        8.1.2-py35_0 
    python:     3.5.1-5      
    readline:   6.2-2        
    setuptools: 23.0.0-py35_0
    sqlite:     3.13.0-0     
    tk:         8.5.18-0     
    wheel:      0.29.0-py35_0
    xz:         5.2.2-0      
    zlib:       1.2.8-3      

Linking packages ...
[      COMPLETE      ]|###########################################################################################################################################################| 100%
#
# To activate this environment, use:
# $ source activate foo
#
# To deactivate this environment, use:
# $ source deactivate
#
Installing pip from https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py...
Requirement already up-to-date: pip in /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.1.0/envs/foo/lib/python3.5/site-packages
% pyenv virtualenvs
* anaconda3-4.1.0 (created from /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.1.0)
  anaconda3-4.1.0/envs/foo (created from /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.1.0/envs/foo)
  foo (created from /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/foo)
  miniconda3-4.0.5 (created from /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/miniconda3-4.0.5)
% pyenv activate foo
% pyenv virtualenvs
  anaconda3-4.1.0 (created from /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.1.0)
  anaconda3-4.1.0/envs/foo (created from /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.1.0/envs/foo)
* foo (created from /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/foo)
  miniconda3-4.0.5 (created from /home/yyuu/.pyenv/versions/miniconda3-4.0.5)

[DevSecTim]

For me, on conda 4.1.2 I had to run source ~/.pyenv/versions/<env_dir>/bin/activate <env_name> at least once to make it work

[motivic]

This issue is resurfacing with conda 4.4.1

% pyenv virtualenv miniconda3-latest test
Solving environment: done

## Package Plan ##

  environment location: /home/johnson/.pyenv/versions/miniconda3-latest/envs/test

  added / updated specs: 
    - python


The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED:

    ca-certificates: 2017.08.26-h1d4fec5_0   
    certifi:         2017.11.5-py36hf29ccca_0
    libedit:         3.1-heed3624_0          
    libffi:          3.2.1-hd88cf55_4        
    libgcc-ng:       7.2.0-h7cc24e2_2        
    libstdcxx-ng:    7.2.0-h7a57d05_2        
    ncurses:         6.0-h9df7e31_2          
    openssl:         1.0.2n-hb7f436b_0       
    pip:             9.0.1-py36h6c6f9ce_4    
    python:          3.6.4-hc3d631a_0        
    readline:        7.0-ha6073c6_4          
    setuptools:      36.5.0-py36he42e2e1_0   
    sqlite:          3.20.1-hb898158_2       
    tk:              8.6.7-hc745277_3        
    wheel:           0.30.0-py36hfd4bba0_1   
    xz:              5.2.3-h55aa19d_2        
    zlib:            1.2.11-ha838bed_2       

Preparing transaction: done
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: done
#
# To activate this environment, use:
# > source activate test
#
# To deactivate an active environment, use:
# > source deactivate
#

Requirement already satisfied: setuptools in /home/johnson/.pyenv/versions/miniconda3-latest/envs/test/lib/python3.6/site-packages
Requirement already satisfied: pip in /home/johnson/.pyenv/versions/miniconda3-latest/envs/test/lib/python3.6/site-packages

% pyenv activate test                                                   
pyenv-virtualenv: version `test' is not a virtualenv

Also, conda and activate are both missing from ~/.pyenv/versions/test/bin:

  % ls ~/.pyenv/versions/test/bin                                          !930
2to3              lzgrep            python3.6m         unxz
2to3-3.6          lzless            python3.6m-config  wheel
captoinfo         lzma              python3-config     wish
clear             lzmadec           pyvenv             wish8.6
c_rehash          lzmainfo          pyvenv-3.6         xz
easy_install      lzmore            reset              xzcat
easy_install-3.6  ncursesw6-config  sqlite3            xzcmp
idle3             openssl           sqlite3_analyzer   xzdec
idle3.6           pip               tabs               xzdiff
infocmp           pydoc             tclsh              xzegrep
infotocap         pydoc3            tclsh8.6           xzfgrep
lzcat             pydoc3.6          tic                xzgrep
lzcmp             python            toe                xzless
lzdiff            python3           tput               xzmore
lzegrep           python3.6         tset
lzfgrep           python3.6-config  unlzma

Update: Reverting back to conda 4.3.23 resolved the issue. Seems to be caused by an update in conda 4.4 that changed how conda manages environments.

[willprice]

I too am having the same issue describe by @motivic. Reverting back to 4.3.27 fixes the issue for me, was running miniconda3-latest installed this morning (4.4.6)

[AdityaGudimella]

@TurboTim 's suggestion still works with conda 4.4.* though.

[omdv]

Confirming that I had the described issue with conda-4.4.7, which disappeared after downgrading conda to 4.3.30

[gzagatti]

I managed to make it work after downgrading to miniconda3-4.3.27 and downgrading conda within miniconda to the same version. Finally, I made sure to create a new conda environment using pyenv.

[vrastogi]

Facing this same issue here with conda 4.4.10. For me there does not appear to be an activate in bin of the env created.

[willprice]

conda 4.x switched to using conda activate env-name