Configure the conda executable

Set conda-code.condaExecutable when Conda Code should use a specific conda installation:

{
  "conda-code.condaExecutable": "/opt/conda/bin/conda"
}

On Windows, use the full path to conda.exe:

{
  "conda-code.condaExecutable": "C:\\Users\\me\\miniforge3\\Scripts\\conda.exe"
}

Conda Code also accepts conda-express delegates from this setting, CONDA_EXE, or python.condaPath. Use bare cx or cxz on any platform. On macOS and Linux, the executable path’s basename must be exactly cx or cxz. On Windows, it must be exactly cx.exe or cxz.exe:

{
  "conda-code.condaExecutable": "C:\\Tools\\conda-express\\cxz.exe"
}

Conda Code does not search PATH for or install these delegates. Invoking one follows conda-express’s normal bootstrap behavior.

When the setting is empty, Conda Code checks these sources in order:

1. CONDA_EXE

2. python.condaPath

3. conda on PATH

Changing conda-code.condaExecutable or python.condaPath restarts the provider and refreshes its environments.

Verify the chosen executable independently:

/opt/conda/bin/conda info --json

For workspace support, the same executable must provide conda workspace --help.