.. _f2py-win-conda:

========================= F2PY and Conda on Windows

As a convenience measure, we will additionally assume the existence of scoop, which can be used to install tools without administrative access.

.. code-block:: powershell

Invoke-Expression (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://get.scoop.sh')

Now we will setup a conda environment.

.. code-block:: powershell

scoop install miniconda3
# For conda activate / deactivate in powershell
conda install -n root -c pscondaenvs pscondaenvs
Powershell -c Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
conda init powershell
# Open a new shell for the rest

conda pulls packages from msys2, however, the UX is sufficiently different enough to warrant a separate discussion.

.. warning::

As of 30-01-2022, the `MSYS2 binaries`_ shipped with ``conda`` are **outdated** and this approach is **not preferred**.

.. _MSYS2 binaries: https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io/issues/1044