bioconda package is outdated

[stevekm]

When trying to install pytest-workflow with conda, I found that there is a package on bioconda;

https://anaconda.org/bioconda/pytest-workflow

However it is very outdated. The one on conda-forge seems to be the one to use;

https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytest-workflow

However, in my conda environment YAML, I have other packages that come from bioconda, so it seems like conda is installing pytest-workflow from bioconda instead of the version from conda-forge, since both are listed in my channels list for the env.

Can the bioconda package just be removed since its outdated?

[DavyCats]

Removing a package from a conda channel is generally discouraged, as it messes with reproducibility/backwards-compatibility.

Generally speaking the solution here would to specify the (minimum) desired version in your yaml. Alternatively, you could set the conda-forge channel as having a higher priority than bioconda and setting the channal_priority to "strict". This is also recommended in the bioconda docs: https://bioconda.github.io/#usage.

[stevekm]

sounds good, thanks!