Conda install: Packages missing in current channels

Question

I think something has gone wrong with my Conda. I am trying to install the package 'coding' and I get the following error: (but also other packages like tarfile I get a similar message like below).

Request:

conda install coding

Return:

    (../anaconda/envs/py2) :ud120-projects-master$ conda install coding
Fetching package metadata ...........

PackageNotFoundError: Packages missing in current channels:

  - coding

We have searched for the packages in the following channels:

  - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main/osx-64
  - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main/noarch
  - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/osx-64
  - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/noarch
  - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r/osx-64
  - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r/noarch
  - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/osx-64
  - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/noarch

What should I do to fix it? Performing a 'conda install -c coding' does not help - like suggested on some other threads.

Thanks for your help

Answer 1

Try doing anaconda search -t conda coding. Check for the exact package you are looking for and whether it is supported for your platform. If you get the package you are looking for, get the package details by doing anaconda show <FULL_PACKAGE_NAME>. This command will give you the exact command with the channel, from where you can install the package.