In August last year received a new laptop from the office. It came with bare bone python installation, so installed anaconda on it.
But faced this particular issue while installing packages for a specific environment
(py35) C:\Users\sukhbinder>conda install numpy=1.11.3 mkl=11.3.3 matplotlib=1.5.3 psutil=5.4.7 numexpr=2.6.1 h5py=2.6.0 hdf5=1.8.15.1 pandas=0.23.3 pytables=3.2.2 python=3.5.2 python-dateutil=2.5.3 setuptools=27.2.0 vc=14.1 vs2015_runtime=15.5.2 zlib=1.2.11 bzip2=1.0.6
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.
PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels:
- vs2015_runtime=15.5.2
Current channels:
- https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64
- https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch
After much googling and huffing and puffing, found the solution that worked.
conda config --set restore_free_channel true
and then
conda install numpy=1.11.3 mkl=11.3.3 matplotlib=1.5.3 psutil=5.4.7 numexpr=2.6.1 h5py=2.6.0 hdf5=1.8.15.1 pandas=0.23.3 pytables=3.2.2 python=3.5.2 python-dateutil=2.5.3 setuptools=27.2.0 vc=14.1 vs2015_runtime=15.5.2 zlib=1.2.11 bzip2=1.0.6
That’s it. Posting it here in the hope it might help someone.
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