conda update conda fails

[rajeevgm]

C:\Users\user>conda info
Current conda install:

         platform : win-64
    conda version : 3.5.3
   python version : 2.7.6.final.0
 root environment : C:\Anaconda  (writable)

default environment : C:\Anaconda
envs directories : C:\Anaconda\envs
package cache : C:\Anaconda\pkgs
channel URLs : http://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/win-64/
http://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/win-64/
config file : None
is foreign system : False

C:\Users\user>conda update conda
Fetching package metadata: ..
Solving package specifications: .An unexpected error has occurred, please consider sending the
following traceback to the conda GitHub issue tracker at:

https://github.com/conda/conda/issues

Include the output of the command 'conda info' in your report.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Anaconda\Scripts\conda-script.py", line 4, in
sys.exit(main())
File "C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\main.py", line 179, in main
args.func(args, p)
File "C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\main_update.py", line 39, in execute
install.install(args, parser, 'update')
File "C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\install.py", line 259, in install
only_names=only_names, pinned=args.pinned, minimal_hint=args.alt_hint)
File "C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\conda\plan.py", line 265, in install_actions
config.track_features, minimal_hint=minimal_hint):
File "C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\conda\resolve.py", line 672, in solve
minimal_hint=minimal_hint)
File "C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\conda\resolve.py", line 446, in solve2
solutions = min_sat(clauses)
File "C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\conda\logic.py", line 568, in min_sat
if normalized_version(pycosat.version) < normalized_version('0.6.1'):
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'version'

[kalefranz]

Your version of conda is 3.5.3 (very old). You might just have to start with a new miniconda, or install miniconda over your current install (usually works, not always).

[github-actions]

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