Difference between pip freeze and conda list
I am using both "pip freeze" and "conda list" to list the packages installed in my environment, but what are their differences?
If the goal only is to list all the installed packages, pip list or conda list are the way to go.
pip freeze, like conda list --export, is more for generating requirements files for your environment. For example, if you have created a package in your customized environment with certain dependencies, you can do conda list --export > requirements.txt. When you are ready to distribute your package to other users, they can easily duplicate your environment and the associated dependencies with conda create --name <envname> --file requirements.txt.
The differences between conda and pip need a longer discussion. There are plenty of explanations on StackOverflow. This article by Jake VanderPlas is a great read as well.
You might also find this table useful. It lists operation equivalences among conda, pip, and virtualenv.
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