Python Anaconda interpreter is in a conda environment, but the environment has not been activated

Question

I have been using a working Anaconda Install (Python 3.7) for about a year, but suddenly I'm getting this warning when I run the interpreter:

> python
Python 3.7.3 (default, Mar 27 2019, 17:13:21) [MSC v.1915 64 bit (AMD64)] :: Anaconda, Inc. on win32

Warning:
This Python interpreter is in a conda environment, but the environment has
not been activated.  Libraries may fail to load.  To activate this environment
please see https://conda.io/activation

Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

I quite often use virtual environments, but never with conda . Note that I've been able to run python from the command line with just python for a long time now, and have never had to use conda activate base . I don't even have conda on my path.

I've found these answers, but neither gives any clarity into why this may have started happening:

cmd warning: python interpreter is in a conda environment, but the environment has not been activated

Python is in conda env, but has not been activated in Windows virtual env

Answer 1

I have the same problem, by following this post conda-is-not-recognized-as-internal-or-external-command , I am able to solve the problem.

The reason may be that your default Python interpreter has been switch to the the Conda python (eg on my Wondows 10, the path is C:\Users\Xiang\anaconda3\python.exe ). Therefore, we need to add the Conda related path to the Environments Path, with details explained in the link.