Conda and ArcGIS Pro

Beginning with ArcGIS Pro 1.3, ESRI introduced the implementation of Conda, a Python package manager. Conda is an open source package and environment management tool used to implement various versions of Python and dependencies. As you begin to work with Python on a regular basis, you will encounter situations where you need to have different versions of Python packages installed in safe locations that do not affect your main installation. Traditionally, Python developers have used something called "Virtual Environment" or "Virtualenv". Virtual environments create a separate installation of Python and associated packages in a designated location that you can call from the command line. It allows you, as a developer, to isolate different versions of Python and/or associated packages for specific projects. Over the last few years, Conda has...