Conda installs packages on the base environment only

Question

I have Conda 4.7.11 and system python 3.7.3 (base) on MacBook. Whenever I try to install new packages on the environment that I have created, Conda installs them on the base instead.

I have activated the environment and when I type python on the Terminal, I get the correct python version of my env (3.6.9). Also, which python points me to the correct python path: /anaconda3/envs/Bayesian_Models/bin/python

But, if I type conda info , when my env is active, then I get this (python 3.7.3):

Answer 1

Workaround

I'm not sure how to fix the issue permanently, but specifying the env using the --name|-n tag could get around the problem:

conda install -n Bayesian_Models foo_package