conda 32-bit keep installing 64-bit python 3.5.2

Question

I installed both 32-bit conda and 64-bit conda for different projects. I created a new environment and specified python 3 in

conda create -name ..name.. python=3

The command picked up Python 3.5.2 but in 64-bit, rather than 32. But when I changed the command to

conda create -name ..name.. python=3.4

it picked up the 32-bit python correctly. My question is how to force conda to pickup 32-bit python 3.5.2? so I can use some of the packages that only support python 3.5.

Here's what I did and none of them work:

• installed both 32-bit and 64-bit pythons
• installed both 32-bit and 64-bit condas
• set 32-bit Miniconda to come before 64-bit Miniconda in PATH
• launched 32-bit conda prompt
• set CONDA_FORCE_32BIT=1

Thanks!

Answer 1

I found that I have to delete the package caches first. Or force conda to install Python with -f option.