Environment YAML File Setup¶
In order to ensure control over which packages are created, PyEnvBuilder requires an YAML file
that defines a certain environment.
Only packages from the conda-forge mirror and PyPI are accepted since those two combined cover most if not all packages widely available to Python.
Custom packages should use PYTHONPATH or should be added to one of the two locations:
PyPI
conda-forge
Note
If the code for a certain python package is available at GitHub but not yet at PyPI or conda-forge, it can still be installed via pip using the proper URL.
YAML File¶
YAML file example¶
The table below explains the attributes of the YAML file:
Attributes |
Description |
Example |
Type |
Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
name |
name of the environment |
python3.7env |
string |
Yes |
version |
version of the environment |
v1.0 or “1.0.0” |
string |
Yes |
conda_packages |
packages to be installed through conda-forge channel |
- python=3.7 |
array |
Yes |
pip_packages |
packages to be installed through pip |
- pydm |
array |
No |
tests |
python scripts to test the environment |
- python test.py |
array |
No |