cannot create a virtual environment

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I've recently changed my OS to windows 10 and setup anaconda 3. The problem is that in Anaconda Navigator (in the Environment tab) when clicking on the create button to make a new virtual environment, after setting a name and the python version (to 3.7 as the only option), the venv won't be created, instead, I get this error:

CondaHTTPError: HTTP 000 CONNECTION FAILED for url <https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win- 
64/current_repodata.json><br>Elapsed: -<br><br>An HTTP error occurred when trying to retrieve this 
URL.<br>HTTP errors are often intermittent, and a simple retry will get you on your way.<br><br>If 
your current network has https://www.anaconda.com blocked, please file<br>a support request with your 
network engineering team.<br><br>'https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64'<br>

Although I can open this file in my browser: https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win- 64/current_repodata.json

On the other hand, when I try to make a virtual env following these steps:

mkdir projects
cd projects
mkdir drdr
cd drdr
python -m venv ./venv

Then when I activate the venv like below:

venv\Scripts\activate.bat

I get:

(venv) (base) C:\Users\shima\projects\drdr>

which I don't know what is (venv) (base). Should I realize it activated or not. Even when I try to activate my venv by the code below:

conda activate venv

I get this message:

Could not find conda environment: venv

Also, after making the venv, when I want to import it in my navigator no matter I choose which folder inside my venv folder, I can't import it

By the way, checking whether firewall allows traffic from anaconda, I cannot find anaconda in the list of allowed apps and trying to add it the list, I don't know what folder inside anaconda's folder I should add

I don't know why this problem has happened, and couldn't find an answer in anaconda documents or others questions here in StackOverflow, so I really appreciate any help in this issue.

Thanks a lot!!

```(venv)``` indicates that you're already in the virtualenv. — ewokx, Jul 30 '20 at 07:14
@ewong don't you have any idea how I can fix this, even reinstalling didn't help — shima masaeli, Jul 30 '20 at 07:23
might this help? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20081338/how-to-activate-an-anaconda-environment — ewokx, Jul 30 '20 at 07:24
setting the PATH, the same error happens: Could not find conda environment: venv — shima masaeli, Jul 30 '20 at 07:40
Even trying to create the venv the way it is mentioned in that post, I get the same error: CondaHTTPError: HTTP 000 CONNECTION FAILED for URL .... — shima masaeli, Jul 30 '20 at 07:41
you're supposed to create the environment with conda before activating it. — ewokx, Jul 30 '20 at 07:42
I've created a venv inside the folder I want using this command: python -m venv ./venv — shima masaeli, Jul 30 '20 at 07:45
But I can't activate it. On the other hand, using another command line, mentioned in the post you sent for me, I couldn't even make a venv, forget about activating it @ewong — shima masaeli, Jul 30 '20 at 07:47

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '20 at 09:43

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python -m venv ./venv

you are mixng conda virtual environments with virtualenv virtual environments, hence all the confusion:

(venv) (base) C:\Users\shima\projects\drdr>

does look strange, because it is. You are in the baseenvironment of conda, but have activated a virtualenv environment called venv

Could not find conda environment: venv

there is no conda enviroment venv, you have never created one.

In short:

When using conda, don't use virtualenv, insted use

 conda create -n venv

to create a virtual environment and

conda activate venv

to activate it

answered Jul 30 '20 at 09:43

FlyingTeller

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Thank you @FlyingTeller, I used your command line, I got this error: – shima masaeli Jul 30 '20 at 10:24
(base) C:\Users\shima\projects\drdr>conda create -n venv Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done Solving environment: done CondaHTTPError: HTTP 000 CONNECTION FAILED for url Elapsed: - An HTTP error occurred when trying to retrieve this URL. HTTP errors are often intermittent, and a simple retry will get you on your way. If your current network has https://www.anaconda.com blocked, please file a support request with your network engineering team. 'https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64' – shima masaeli Jul 30 '20 at 10:24

cannot create a virtual environment

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