conda activate base error

[juansolm]

I run a simple print('Hello world').
It does run (below the error), but gives an error on 'conda activate base'
I only have Anaconda installed, so Python is recognized.

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PS C:\Users\XXXXXX\Desktop\pandas> conda activate base
conda : The term 'conda' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check 
the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ conda activate base
+ ~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (conda:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
 
PS C:\Users\XXXXX\Desktop\pandas> & C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/python.exe c:/Users/XXXXX/Desktop/pandas/test.py
Hello world
PS C:\Users\XXXXX\Desktop\pandas>

[DavidKutu]

Hi @Juan-132, could you try adding 'C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3' to your Path environment variable?

[brettcannon]

You can also set python.condaPath in your settings to specify the path to conda if it is in an odd location.

[juansolm]

I didn't have much luck with both suggestions unfortunately.
After some further Trial and Error, I however got the attached popup. It seems to be an issue with PowerShell. When I choose 'switch' to Command Prompt, it now runs correctly with this output below:

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C:\Users\XXXXXXX\Desktop\pandas>C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/Scripts/activate.bat

(base) C:\Users\XXXXXXX\Desktop\pandas>C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/python.exe c:/Users/XXXXXXX/Desktop/pandas/test.py
Hello world

(base) C:\Users\XXXXXXX\Desktop\pandas>

[juansolm]

Maybe useful to set Command Prompt as default when Anaconda is selected as runtime? This seems to be a bug that has been around for a couple of years.

[karthiknadig]

Closing this in favor of #9795. We will revisit how and when we should show this prompt and default behavior there.