astral-sh/uv

Add `conda` environment support for `--active` flag

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#11,315 opened on Feb 7, 2025

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Summary

The new --active flag (https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/11189) is a great addition and I think it goes some way to allow uv and conda to work better together. But it does not respect conda environment and only use VIRTUAL_ENV variable.

Would it be possible to add a support for conda environment for --active flag? Simply using CONDA_PREFIX instead of VIRTUAL_ENV when CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV is not base and not empty would be enough, I guess.

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Research direction
Examine the implementation of the active flag in the uv codebase, specifically how it reads VIRTUAL ENV. Extend the logic to also check CONDA PREFIX and CONDA DEFAULT ENV, mimicking the same behavior for conda environments.
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rustpython
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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Rustconda
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60