Using pip instead of conda For long I have been using miniconda/mambaconda to manage different python enviroments and R environments. Basically conda does a very good job. Creating separate envrironments with different versions of the same packages/flavors, importing/exporting and migrating enrivoments when needed, keeping system clean and untouched and all without the need for root access. It can be slow when solving dependencies, which is when mamba comes to save the day. All work together has been a fairly easy and smooth experience for me. However, the more packages I have to install in an environment, the more complex the dependency has became. I started to encounter cases where conda/mamba had no problem solving dependencies and installing packages, but conflicts were reported when I tried to actually importing and using packages in a python session. I started to created separate environments where after creation of a basic environment, I use pip to install packages I need and avoid using conda/mamba as far as I possible. In cases I am using right now, pip seems to always work.