Hi Johnny,

Thank you for reaching out. This year Anaconda introduced a preview channel featuring Python-3.12-compatible packages.

Please note that while these packages provide a sneak peek into the upcoming release, functionality may vary, and availability on all architectures may be limited. Some packages may be in beta or release candidate versions. Currently, the channel includes for all architectures Python 3.12.0 RC2, pip, setuptools, certifi, and cython. Additional packages have also been uploaded for linux-64.

If you’re eager to get a head start with Python 3.12, simply run the following command to install it from the preview channel:

conda create -n python-312-preview -c ad-testing/label/py312 python

Hi @johnnynunez,

We appreciate you reaching out to us, but unfortunately this is not the correct place to do so. For issues related to individual packages on the Anaconda defaults channel, please open an issue at this project: https://github.com/ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues/

I'll be closing this issue now.

If you’re eager to get a head start with Python 3.12, simply run the following command to install it from the preview channel:

conda create -n python-312-preview -c ad-testing/label/py312 python

where is this channel? this command no longer works.

I came here looking for the same.

@makslevental 3.12 is available in anaconda channel.
something like conda create -n py312 python=3.12 or conda create -c anaconda -n py312 python=3.12 should work

how fast this time, although it is only a 5% improvement over python 3.11. The previous version was a significant improvement.

A reminder that the actual Python package is only the start, and the build-out of Python 3.12 compatible packages on Anaconda's main channel has only started.

If I do the early release idea for 3_12 and then type "pip", then I get DLL load failed while importing _ctypes: The specified module could not be found.

Not sure it is related but when I try to conda install conda-build I get:

│  └─ conda-build [3.21.4|3.21.5|...|3.28.1] conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
└─ python 3.12**  is not installable because there are no viable options
   ├─ python 3.12.0 would require
   │  └─ python_abi 3.12.* *_cp312, which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
   ├─ python 3.12.0rc3 would require
   │  └─ _python_rc, which does not exist (perhaps a missing channel);
   └─ python 3.12.0 conflicts with any installable versions previously reported.

working with conda 23.7.4 (I also run conda update --name base --channel defaults --yes condaand it says I am using the latest version)

@aaravind100

something like conda create -n py312 python=3.12 or conda create -c anaconda -n py312 python=3.12 should work

Is there any way to install this to the base environment? I'm a bit short on disk space, and creating a new environment just to update python takes up too much space.

@matthewacarson you can always try to update the Python (or any package for that matter) installed into your base environment by explicitly specifying the version you want:

conda install -n base python=3.12

I'm a bit short on disk space, and creating a new environment just to update python takes up too much space.

I have the opposite issue. I just installed anaconda3, mainly because it comes with almost all the packages I need. Since I'm new here, I don't want to touch with base yet.

conda create -n py312 python=3.12 -y installs just python.

Are there any meta-packages (or package groups) I could use, to install most of the packages I will need? E.g. "data-science" or "statistics" packages.

Since I have space, I would be willing to re-install all the packages in base (those available for 3.12) in a new environment.

Hi @ispanos, the last anaconda metapackage also comes with a 3.12 variant.
You can create a 3.12 environment with conda create -n py312 anaconda=2024.02 python=3.12

Hi @ispanos, the last anaconda metapackage also comes with a 3.12 variant.
You can create a 3.12 environment with conda create -n py312 anaconda=2024.02 python=3.12

Thank you very much!