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SnakeViz will then install in the Conda environment, without needing
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> ## Starting again
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> If you build an environment up over time, adding package from different
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> sources, sometimes you will get to the point where Conda can no longer
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> work out how to install new packges as the installed versions start
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> to conflict with each other.
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> The good thing about Conda environments (and other virtual environments)
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> is that we can treat environments as disposable. If we get into this
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> situation, then we can create a replacement environment from scratch,
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> with all the packages we need. We can leave the old environment in place
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> until the new one is working, and then delete it.
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{: .callout}
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> ## More packages for today
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> We'll also need the IPython, Matplotlib, Numba, and Pillow packages

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