fail to create environment in anaconda

Question

i am trying to create a new environment in conda but it keep failing with the following error, any suggestion on how to fix this? Thanks: i am using: conda create -name deeplearning

Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with repodata from current_repodata.json, will retry with next repodata source.
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels:

  - deeplearning

Current channels:

  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/osx-64
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/osx-64
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch

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Answer 1

conda create --name deeplearning

Answer 2

If you type in -name deeplearning, conda will think you want to install the library "deeplearning", that is why you see this error. You can either type -n or --name as the correct command. -n is the shortcut for --name.

conda create --name deeplearning

you can get more details on commands by typing

conda --help 

and

conda create --help