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Miniforge (anaconda Python distribution) fails to install offline since a couple of weeks back. Our workaround is to stay on the v26.1.1-0 installer.

I dug a bit deeper today, and the reason is that all the bundled packages in the 100+ MB installer have bad checksums, so it says "0 B to download", but then rejects each package and tries to get a correct one online.

I'm surprised nobody has reported this, I may write a report this weekend.

It also seems like a bug to me that `conda install --offline` goes online instead of failing when integrity checks fail.

#miniforge #anaconda #python

Miniforge (anaconda Python distribution) fails to install offline since a couple of weeks back. Our workaround is to stay on the v26.1.1-0 installer.

I dug a bit deeper today, and the reason is that all the bundled packages in the 100+ MB installer have bad checksums, so it says "0 B to download", but then rejects each package and tries to get a correct one online.

I'm surprised nobody has reported this, I may write a report this weekend.

It also seems like a bug to me that `conda install --offline` goes online instead of failing when integrity checks fail.

#miniforge #anaconda #python

Troubleshooting: 3 Lösungen für häufige Python-Probleme

https://tube.tchncs.de/w/g3HAGLJbkPxYSRUSzAPHAf

🔄 Update: I’ve just expanded my #Miniforge migration guide with a dedicated troubleshooting section. It now covers common issues I’ve encountered over the past years — including #SSL certificate errors, channel configuration for conda-forge-only environments, and a workaround for situations where #mamba isn’t available in the base environment. If you have further tips, feel free to comment here or on the blog post. #conda #CondaForge

Thanks to #miniforge and #conda managed to install #DSPSR now to figure out how to get IQ data from an RTL-SDR into a format it can read, might need some GNU Radio flowgraphs.

I found this repo but its rather old:
https://github.com/ccera-astro/pulsar_filterbank

After recent license changes at #Anaconda, Inc., #Miniforge has become the recommended, fully open solution for institutional #Python environments. Now bundling both #conda and #mamba, it replaces #Miniconda/ #Mambaforge, ensuring high performance and broad package access via #CondaForge. Here I summarized the key changes and migration steps:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2025-07-03-miniforge/

#Python #DataScience #OpenSource

After recent license changes at #Anaconda, Inc., #Miniforge has become the recommended, fully open solution for institutional #Python environments. Now bundling both #conda and #mamba, it replaces #Miniconda/ #Mambaforge, ensuring high performance and broad package access via #CondaForge. Here I summarized the key changes and migration steps:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2025-07-03-miniforge/

#Python #DataScience #OpenSource

Personally, I'm a big fan of 🕸 Spyder IDE for #python #development and scripting. Now, starting from version 6, it ships with an installer for Win, Mac and Linux. Spyder is itself a Python package - to avoid dependency issues, its own bundled Python environment is immutable, i.e. pip is not supported. I'm using it with a custom #miniforge environment. However, ensure to install "spyder-kernels" in this environment - otherwise, the miniforge-environment can't be connected to Spyder.

https://www.spyder-ide.org/

What is your favourite Python IDE?

#scientificcomputing #computationalmechanics

Personally, I'm a big fan of 🕸 Spyder IDE for #python #development and scripting. Now, starting from version 6, it ships with an installer for Win, Mac and Linux. Spyder is itself a Python package - to avoid dependency issues, its own bundled Python environment is immutable, i.e. pip is not supported. I'm using it with a custom #miniforge environment. However, ensure to install "spyder-kernels" in this environment - otherwise, the miniforge-environment can't be connected to Spyder.

https://www.spyder-ide.org/

What is your favourite Python IDE?

#scientificcomputing #computationalmechanics

@AstroHyde thanks for sharing. I work for a big company that very hastily switched from #Anaconda to #Miniforge very recently, possibly for very similar reasons.

@AstroHyde thanks for sharing. I work for a big company that very hastily switched from #Anaconda to #Miniforge very recently, possibly for very similar reasons.

@ashwinvis I have heard that #Anaconda is starting to shakedown larger academic institutes (most easily exceed the 200 employee threshold) using the default channel - at least one is looking at blocking use via their firewall as part of avoiding this!

Time to switch from #MiniConda etc to #MiniForge https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge where the #CondaForge channel is set as the default (and only) channel.

@ashwinvis I have heard that #Anaconda is starting to shakedown larger academic institutes (most easily exceed the 200 employee threshold) using the default channel - at least one is looking at blocking use via their firewall as part of avoiding this!

Time to switch from #MiniConda etc to #MiniForge https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge where the #CondaForge channel is set as the default (and only) channel.

#mambaforge or #miniforge?
Gave up on Anaconda....🥵

#mambaforge or #miniforge?
Gave up on Anaconda....🥵