Set Anaconda Usage Instructions

Instructions_For_Set-AnacondaEnv.ps1

# Launch Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell Core 6.x and download the AnacondaEnv.psm1 Module
# to your Downloads folder (or wherever you like)
PS C:\Users\zeroadmin> $AnaEnvModuleUrl = "https://github.com/pldmgg/misc-powershell/blob/master/MyModules/AnacondaEnv/AnacondaEnv.psm1"
PS C:\Users\zeroadmin> $OutputPath = "$HOME\Downloads\AnacondaEnv.psm1"
PS C:\Users\zeroadmin> Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $AnaEnvModuleUrl -OutFile $OutputPath

# Import the AnacondaEnv Module
PS C:\Users\zeroadmin> Import-Module $OutputPath

# Now the following functions are available to you in your current PowerShell Session: Set-AnacondaEnv, Revert-AnacondaEnv

# Use the Set-AnacondaEnv function to set your Anaconda Environment
# NOTE: Change the Anaconda3 folder location if it's in a different location on your system
# IMPORTANT NOTE: Default behavior for this function is NOT to touch System/Machine Path / Environment Variables, however,
# if you DO want to update System/Machine Path and Environment Variables, add the '-ChangeMachineEnv' switch
PS C:\Users\zeroadmin> $SetAnacondaEnvResult = Set-AnacondaEnv -AnacondaDirectoryPath "C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3"
Environment set successfully!

# You can review exactly what (if anything) was changed about your environment by exploring
# $SetAnacondaEnvResult (or whatever you end up calling the output variable)
PS C:\Users\zeroadmin> $SetAnacondaEnvResult

SystemPathChanges : {New, Original}
PSEnvPathChanges  : {New, Original}
PYTHONIOENCODING  : {New, Original}
CONDA_EXE         : {New, Original}
CONDA_NEW_ENV     : {New, Original}
CONDA_PS1_BACKUP  : {New, Original}

PS C:\Users\zeroadmin> $SetAnacondaEnvResult.SystemPathChanges

Name                           Value
----                           -----
New                            NoChange
Original                       C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Scripts;C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3;C:\Chocolatey;C:\Chocolatey\lib\NuGet.CommandLine.4.1.0\tools;C:\Ch...

# If you would like to revert any/all changes made by the Set-AnacondaEnv function, you can use the Revert-AnacondaEnv function.
# IMPORTANT NOTE: You MUST use the output variable of the Set-AnacondaEnv with the Revert-AnacondaEnv function. In this example,
# that would be $SetAnacondaEnvResult.
PS C:\Users\zeroadmin> $RevertAnacondaResult = Revert-AnacondaEnv -SetAnacondaEnvOutput $SetAnacondaEnvResult
Reverted environment successfully!

PS C:\Users\zeroadmin> $RevertAnaResult

Name                           Value
----                           -----
SuccessfulReversions           {@{AttemptedValue=; CurrentValue=}, @{AttemptedValue=; CurrentValue=}, @{AttemptedValue=; CurrentValue=}, @{AttemptedValue=; ...