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Step 4: Type ‘python--version’ command to verify that Anaconda has been installed on your computer.

Step 5: Now, type ‘conda update∼–all –yes’ command. This command will update to its latest version Anaconda
on your computer.

Creating a Virtual Environment

A virtual environment is a tool that helps to keep dependencies required by different projects separate by
creating isolated Python virtual environments for them. This is one of the most important tools that most Python
developers use.

In Python 3+, virtual environment is readily available. To create a new environment, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Open Anaconda prompt.
Step 2: In general, Base is the default environment in which Anaconda works. To create a new environment in
Anaconda, type the following command after the path:

conda create -n env python=3.11

Step 3: Press the Enter key. After some processing, the prompt will ask if we wish to proceed with installations
or not. Type Y and press the Enter key. Once we press Enter, the packages will start getting installed in
the environment.

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