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/

@qgis 3.42 has landed in #condaforge

https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/qgis

My favorite way to install #QGIS

By default, the #Seqera #Containers web interface searches the #bioconda and #condaforge channels

But did you know that you can prepend your search with *any* conda channel?

Try it out: https://seqera.io/containers/

Okej, mnie już skończyły się pomysły, więc czas poprosić innych o uwagi. Rozpocząłem pracę nad "dyskusją" na packaging.python.org, która ma za zadanie wyjaśnić autorom paczek Pythona, jak wygląda praca z ich paczkami w dystrybucjach, i jak mogą nam pomóc. Oparłem się na moje doświadczenie w #Gentoo, więc uwagi od innych dystrybucji się bardzo przydadzą, wżdy ich doświadczenie może różnić się od naszego.

https://github.com/pypa/packaging.python.org/pull/1791

Okay, I'm mostly done with the ideas I have, so time to request feedback from others. I've started preparing a "discussion" for packaging.python.org that aims to explain to #Python package upstreams how downstream #packaging works, and what they could do to help us. I've based it on my #Gentoo experience, and I'd appreciate feedback from other distributions, since their experience may be different from mine.

https://github.com/pypa/packaging.python.org/pull/1791

Make your README sleek with pixi!

No more explaining installation routes with #pixi. Say goodbye to unnecessary clutter!

#Biopython 1.85 released, supports Python 3.9 through 3.13 and PyPI. https://biopython.org/

Pre-compiled wheels available on PyPI https://pypi.org/project/biopython/1.85/ with #CondaForge to follow soon https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/biopython

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We are in part, or fully responsible for critical tools used by millions for research and tech across industries, like #Jupyter, #condaforge, #Mamba, or #ApacheArrow. We help navigate the complex data stack, use these tools efficiently, or develop and upstream contributions.

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So there's a separate conda-forge repo for every single Python and R package, meaning there are almost 24,000 repos within the organisation! https://github.com/orgs/conda-forge/repositories

Edit: check out @jornfranke's reply below for a possibly even better idea (using mamba)

Using Miniconda with Conda-Forge to Avoid Anaconda Licensing Issues
"Using miniconda with conda-forge is a powerful combination that allows you to avoid the licensing issues associated with Anaconda while still leveraging the full power of the #conda package and environment management system. By following the steps outlined in this blog post, you can set up a flexible and open-source #Python development environment tailored to your specific needs."
https://dev.to/kaamisan/using-miniconda-with-conda-forge-to-avoid-anaconda-licensing-issues-5hkj #condaforge #anaconda

#Pixi pack: una opción para resolver el problema de distribución de paquetes multiplataforma y de lenguaje agnóstico.
Pixi es un proyecto de @prefix que moderniza la gestión de dependencias basado en paquetes #conda, que por defecto uso el canal de #condaforge (luego, no es susceptible a los cambios de licencia de #anaconda).

#python #rlang #data #fortran

@prefix https://hachyderm.io/@prefix/113151718824543158

Don’t miss Wolf Vollprecht’s keynote at #EuroSciPy2024!

Wolf @wolfv, CEO of @prefix, creator of #mamba, and core member of @conda , will discuss making open-source contributions more accessible.

Join us for his talk, "Just contribute?!", and gain insights from his five-year journey in open source.

Get your tickets: https://ow.ly/uH7N50SUaHM

@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.

If for some reason installing a #Python package via plain pip, miniforge really seems the way to go now: a conda / mamba installer that selects #CondaForge by default!

https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge

Hot on the heels of my last #GDAL post, here's a blog post I never tooted when I wrote it late last year: How to get GeoParquet support in GDAL when installing from conda-forge - https://blog.rtwilson.com/how-to-get-geoparquet-support-in-gdal-ogr-from-conda-forge/

#GeoParquet #Parquet is the new cool data format, and getting conda-forge GDAL to work with it is just a package installation away...

Starting today, you can install iosacal with conda. This adds to the existing installation procedure with pip. Conda is a good fit for complex projects and has better tooling for reproducibility.

Installing iosacal can be achieved by adding conda-forge to your channels with:

conda config --add channels conda-forge conda config --set channel_priority strict

Once the conda-forge channel has been enabled, iosacal can be installed with conda:

conda install iosacal

or with mamba:

mamba install iosacal

https://steko.iosa.it/2024/03/install-iosacal-with-conda/