Anaconda 2019.10
Oct 15, 2019

User-facing changes

  • Updated packages.
  • For macOS Catalina, we have notarized the package installers and changed the default install directory to /opt/anaconda{2,3}.

Backend improvements (non-visible changes)

  • Added a new Cython-based Python wrapper to clear up library loading problems with libarchive.
  • Extraction scripts work better with older operating systems.

Major package updates

  • dask 2.1.0 -> 2.5.2
  • ipython 7.6.1 -> 7.8.0
  • jupyter_client 5.3.1 -> 5.3.3
  • jupyterlab 1.0.2 -> 1.1.4
  • jupyterlab_server 1.0.0 -> 1.0.6
  • matplotlib 3.1.0 -> 3.1.1
  • pandas 0.24.2 -> 0.25.1
  • pillow 6.1.0 -> 6.2.0
  • python 3.7.3 -> 3.7.4
  • spyder-kernels 0.5.1 -> 0.5.2
  • statsmodels 0.10.0 -> 0.10.1
Anaconda 2019.07
Jul 24, 2019

User-facing changes

  • Conda install times have decreased by more than half for large packages.
  • Conda 4.7.10 improves environment management and error messages.
  • Conda constructor now supports building installers with the new .conda file format as well as noarch packages.
  • Documentation has been updated for our integration with PyCharm, including more tutorials and improved navigation for easier use.
  • Updated packages, including R packages and ML/AI packages.

Backend improvements (non-visible changes)

  • Conda is moving to a quarterly release cycle.
  • Conda build 3.18 works with the new .conda file format.

Major package updates

  • anaconda-project 0.8.2 -> 0.8.3
  • dask 1.1.4 -> 2.1.0
  • ipython 7.4.0 -> 7.6.1
  • jupyter_client 5.2.4 -> 5.3.1
  • jupyter_core 4.4.0 -> 4.5.0
  • jupyterlab 0.35.4 -> 1.0.2
  • jupyterlab_server 0.2.0 -> 1.0.0
  • matplotlib 3.0.3 -> 3.1.0
  • mkl 2019.3 -> 2019.4
  • numba 0.43.1 -> 0.45.0
  • numpy 1.16.2 -> 1.16.4
  • pillow 5.4.1 -> 6.1.0
  • requests 2.21.0 -> 2.22.0
  • scikit-image 0.14.2 -> 0.15.0
  • spyder 3.3.3 -> 3.3.6
  • spyder-kernels 0.4.2 -> 0.5.1
  • statsmodels 0.9.0 -> 0.10.0
Anaconda 2019.03
Apr 04, 2019

User-facing changes

  • Full conda integration with Windows Powershell.
  • The Windows Python package includes an optional feature that, when enabled, will improve DLL handling of library conflicts.
  • This is the first release which includes conda 4.6.
  • A link is added to the installer so you have the option to easily install PyCharm for Anaconda.

Backend improvements (non-visible changes)

  • Anaconda uninstalls faster on Windows.

Major package updates

  • bokeh 1.0.2 -> 1.0.4
  • dask 1.0.0 -> 1.1.4
  • ipython 7.2.0 -> 7.4.0
  • jupyterlab 0.35.3 -> 0.35.4
  • matplotlib 3.0.2 -> 3.0.3
  • mkl 2019.1 -> 2019.3
  • numba 0.41.0 -> 0.43.1
  • numpy 1.15.4 -> 1.16.2
  • pandas 0.23.4 -> 0.24.2
  • pillow 5.3.0 -> 5.4.1
  • python 3.7.1 -> 3.7.3
  • scikit-image 0.14.1 -> 0.14.2
  • scikit-learn 0.20.1 -> 0.20.3
  • scipy 1.1.0 -> 1.2.1
  • spyder 3.3.2 -> 3.3.3
  • spyder-kernels 0.3.0 -> 0.4.2

Removed:

  • conda
  • conda-build
  • conda-env

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