Finding your Anaconda Python interpreter path — Anaconda Enterprise 4.4 documentation

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# Finding your Anaconda Python interpreter path

IDEs often require you to specify the path to your Python interpreter.

This path varies according to which operating system version and which Anaconda version you use, so you will need to search your file system to find the correct path to your Python interpreter.

You can search for the Python interpreter with your operating system’s file manager, such as File Explorer on Windows, Finder on macOS or Nautilus on Ubuntu Linux.

You can also use the command line to show the location of the Python interpreter in the active conda environment.

Windows:

1. From the Start Menu open the Anaconda Prompt.

2. If you want the location of a Python interpreter for a conda environment other than the root conda environment, run `activate environment-name`.

   NOTE: Replace `environment-name` with the name of the environment you wish to activate.

3. Run `where python`.

macOS and Linux:

1. Open a Terminal window.

2. If you want the location of a Python interpreter for a conda environment other than the root conda environment, run `source activate environment-name`.

   NOTE: Replace `environment-name` with the name of the environment you wish to activate.

3. Run `which python`.

EXAMPLES:

- Windows 10 with Anaconda3 and username “jsmith”– `C:\Users\jsmith\Anaconda3\python.exe`.

  The Python image in a conda environment called “my-env” might be in a location such as `C:\Users\jsmith\Anaconda3\envs\my-env\python.exe`.

- macOS– `~/anaconda/bin/python` or `/Users/jsmith/anaconda/bin/python`.

- Linux– `~/anaconda/bin/python` or `/home/jsmith/anaconda/bin/python`.

Instead of `anaconda`, the folder in your home directory might be named one of the following:

- `anaconda2`.
- `anaconda3`.

If you have installed Miniconda instead of Anaconda, the folder might be named:

- `miniconda`.
- `miniconda2`.
- `miniconda3`.