如何在我的环境中设置与基本环境不同的 Python 版本？

Question

My base environment's Python version is the 3.7, the way I like it. However, I need to create a new environment that uses Python version 3.5.

I created my environment specifying version 3.5:
conda create --name dbconnect python=3.5

However, when I activate my environment ( conda activate dbconnect ) and check for the python version ( python --version ), I get

(dbconnect) computer-name:src vivian$ python --version
Python 3.7.3

I tried downgrading the Python version in the dbconnect environment by running conda install python=3.5 and get this

(dbconnect) computer-name:src vivian$ conda install python=3.5
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: done

# All requested packages already installed.

It appears to have worked but it hasn't because when I check the Python version, it is still 3.7.3

(dbconnect) computer-name:src vivian$ python --version
Python 3.7.3

The only way to have my dbconnect environment have Python version 3.5 is to downgrade the Python version in my base environment, but I do not want to do that. How do I have my dbconnect environment use Python 3.5 and my base environment use Python 3.7?

Answer 1

Sharing the answer as per the comment by the original poster:

"I figured it out. My environment variables were getting messed up because my. bash_profile was bad".