conda create --name snakes python=3

[pranay06b]

λ conda create --name snakes python=3
An unexpected error has occurred.
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Anaconda2\Scripts\conda-script.py", line 5, in
sys.exit(conda.cli.main())
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\main.py", line 150, in main
return conda_exception_handler(_main)
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\conda\exceptions.py", line 488, in conda_exception_handler
print_unexpected_error_message(e)
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\conda\exceptions.py", line 436, in print_unexpected_error_message
info_stdout, info_stderr = get_info()
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\conda\exceptions.py", line 406, in get_info
args.func(args, p)
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\main_info.py", line 224, in execute
channels = list(prioritize_channels(channels).keys())
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\conda\models\channel.py", line 198, in prioritize_channels
channel = Channel(chn)
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\conda\models\channel.py", line 46, in call
elif has_scheme(value):
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\conda\models\channel.py", line 28, in has_scheme
return bool(urlparse(value).scheme in RECOGNIZED_URL_SCHEMES)
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\conda\common\url.py", line 51, in urlparse
return parse_url(url)
File "C:\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\requests\packages\urllib3\util\url.py", line 195, in parse_url
raise LocationParseError(url)
requests.packages.urllib3.exceptions.LocationParseError: Failed to parse: C:\Users\xyz\Downloads

[kalefranz]

You have C:\Users\xyz\Downloads listed as a channel in your condarc file. conda config --show-sources will give you more details, and show you which file you need to edit to remove it. Channels must either be named channels (i.e. associated with anaconda.org), or urls.

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