Conda create from the shell fails (Is this an azure ml error, or a VS code error?)

[jmagosta]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: Version: 1.71.2 (system setup)
  Commit: 74b1f97
  Date: 2022-09-14T21:03:37.738Z
  Electron: 19.0.12
  Chromium: 102.0.5005.167
  Node.js: 16.14.2
  V8: 10.2.154.15-electron.0
  OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621
  Sandboxed: No

• OS Version: Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create new compute instance
   Standard_D16as_v4 (16 cores, 64 GB RAM, 128 GB disk), CPU - General purpose

2. Launch VS Code from the MS Azure compute blade

3. open terminal window

4. run "conda activate azureml_py38 - conda responds that an init file needs to be created and the terminal restarted.

5. Kill terminal and create a new terminal

6. run: conda create -n gymrl --clone azureml_py38
   Terminal hangs:
   "Source: /anaconda/envs/azureml_py38
   Destination: /anaconda/envs/gymrl
   Packages: 107
   Files: 237951"

7. Kill terminal, rerun command
   WARNING: A directory already exists at the target location '/anaconda/envs/gymrl'
   but it is not a conda environment.
   Continue creating environment (y/[n])? y
   Conda crashes with error report:

   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ERROR REPORT <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/anaconda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/conda/exceptions.py", line 1114, in __call__
          return func(*args, **kwargs)
        File "/anaconda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/conda/cli/main.py", line 86, in main_subshell
          exit_code = do_call(args, p)
        File "/anaconda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/conda/cli/conda_argparse.py", line 90, in do_call
          return getattr(module, func_name)(args, parser)
        File "/anaconda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/conda/cli/main_create.py", line 41, in execute
          install(args, parser, 'create')
        File "/anaconda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/conda/cli/install.py", line 219, in install
          clone(args.clone, prefix, json=context.json, quiet=context.quiet, index_args=index_args)
        File "/anaconda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/conda/cli/install.py", line 70, in clone
          actions, untracked_files = clone_env(src_prefix, dst_prefix,
        File "/anaconda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/conda/misc.py", line 276, in clone_env
          symlink(readlink(src), dst)
      FileExistsError: [Errno 17] File exists: '../../../webpack/bin/webpack.js' -> '/anaconda/envs/gymrl/share/jupyter/lab/staging/node_modules/terser-webpack-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack'
   

   $ /anaconda/bin/conda create -n gymrl --clone azureml_py38

[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.72.0. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[meganrogge]

this is an azure ML error