Release notes#

This page contains release notes for Anaconda.org and Anaconda Client, the command line interface (CLI) tool used to add packages to Anaconda.org.

Anaconda.org#

4.0.6 - 2024-11-19#

  • Loading times are now faster for profile and group pages.

  • Continued internal and developer experience updates.

4.0.5 - 2024-10-28#

  • Search is substring-based again instead of keyword-based. This means that searches that aren’t exact will still find packages that contain the text searched for.

4.0.4 - 2024-10-14#

  • Search is now keyword-based instead of substring-based.

  • Removed unnecessary environment data from Settings > Security log.

  • Fixed issue where users who were not logged in to Anaconda.org could see private or authenticated packages in search results.

4.0.3 - 2024-10-03#

  • Continued security improvements.

  • Improvements to user logout mechanism.

4.0.2 - 2024-09-17#

  • Anaconda.org now logs users out of the web interface after one hour.

  • Updated backend database to MongoDB v7, which improves the speed and security of database queries.

  • Adjusted password validation.

  • Improved security.

4.0.1 - 2024-09-03#

  • Continued removal of the Notebooks and Environment features:

    • Excluded .yaml files from search results.

    • Disabled access to Environment and Notebook features from the Labels tab and Activity Feed.

    • Removed the ability to upload environments/notebooks via the anaconda-client command line tool.

  • Significantly improved backend CPU usage and database queries, which greatly improves site stability.

  • Fixed a bug that caused users with more than 40 favorites to receive a 500 error when trying to view their favorites.

  • Fixed bugs impacting the Forgot Username and Forgot Password dialogs.

  • Fixed a bug preventing the “Looks like <USER/ORG> has nothing to share” pane from appearing for newly created users and organizations.

4.0.0 - 2024-08-20#

  • Removed Projects, Notebooks, and Environment features. This feature removal is part of an initiative to streamline and improve Anaconda.org and enable the site to focus on package hosting and management.

    Note

    This change only affects storing and working with projects, environments and notebooks specifically on Anaconda.org. You can still work with projects, environments, and notebooks outside of Anaconda.org.

  • Updated and streamlined bug reporting mechanism on support.anaconda.com.

  • Continued internal and developer experience updates.

3.0.12 - 2024-08-05#

  • Fixed a bug where the email field in the Forgot Username dialog allowed incorrect email formats.

  • Fixed a bug where the username field in the Forgot Password dialog allowed blank entries.

3.0.11 - 2024-07-30#

  • Updated the look of page titles in Google Search results.

  • Continued internal and developer experience updates.

3.0.10 - 2024-07-16#

  • Changed the default number of search responses per page from 100 to 25 to better optimize Anaconda.org.

  • Continued internal and developer experience updates.

3.0.9 - 2024-07-02#

  • Added a link to the migration instructions in the deprecation announcement banner.

  • Continued internal and developer experience updates.

3.0.8 - 2024-06-18#

  • Added banner to site announcing future deprecation of Projects, Notebooks, and Environments. Documentation on exporting your projects, notebooks, and environments will be added and linked to the banner in the next release.

  • Continued internal and developer experience updates.

3.0.7 - 2024-06-05#

  • Continued internal and developer experience updates.

3.0.6 - 2024-05-14#

  • Improved backend infrastructure.

  • Improved backend developer experience.

  • Updated link to Terms of Service in login dialog.

3.0.3 - 2024-01-03#

  • Install instructions now use the conda install <channel>::<package> format instead of the conda install -c <channel> <package> format.

  • In “I forgot my Username” form, added error message that prompts users to add an email address if they fail to do so.

  • External links in Project pages now open in new tabs.

  • Package release records in some API responses now no longer appear if all package files for that release are removed from Anaconda.org.

  • Fixed user interface issues caused by very long artifact file names in Storage.

  • Fixed missing search suggestions in groups.

  • Artifact count in groups now updates properly.

  • Fixed issue where multiple warnings appeared when setting an invalid package label.

3.0.1 - 2023-11-15#

  • Fixed some incorrect links for pip install instructions that were causing 500 (invalid server) errors.

3.0.0 - 2023-11-10#

  • Infrastructure update for better scaling and performance.

Note

These changes should not affect the API or user interface.

2.38.1 - 2023-09-26#

  • Updated documentation links.

2.38.0 - 2023-08-30#

  • Users can no longer upload packages named “projects”, to avoid interfering with the redirect link to the projects detail page for packages.

  • Email verification is now required for users’ first login to Anaconda.org. Previously, users were automatically logged in after registering, but before verifying.

  • Removed option to make packages private for users without a paid plan.

  • Fixed missing or obsolete license information on package details page.

2.37.7 - 2023-08-01#

  • Added updates to Sign In page.

  • Limited package file uploader information visibility to channel owner(s) and admin(s).

  • Removed access to APIs without Anaconda.org email verification. This affects Anaconda.org, Anaconda Client, and Navigator.

  • Fixed issue with resending verification email.

  • Fixed issue with package types having None or null values.

  • Fixed issue with password resets.

  • Fixed issue with license URLs being set to None, causing the package license URLs to be incorrect.

  • Fixed minor UI issues.

2.37.6 - 2023-05-31#

  • Added user data consent management for GDPR compliance.

  • Added warning message if user exceeds 10GB storage limit.

  • Renamed Anaconda Nucleus to Anaconda Cloud.

  • Changed “packages” to “artifacts” in storage list, as packages, notebooks, environments, and projects can all be stored.

  • Updated email verification and forgot username/password emails.

  • Fixed issue with adding emails to account.

  • Fixed issue where Revision tab didn’t properly load large projects.

  • Fixed issue where projects were missing in storage.

  • Fixed issue with deleting files.

  • Fixed minor UI issues.

2.37.5 - 2023-03-09#

  • Fixed issue where the name attribute was incorrectly including the platform (e.g. linux-64) in the repodata.json.

2.37.4 - 2023-03-06#

  • Added breadcrumbs to install instructions and Files and History tabs.

  • Administrators can now remove broken organizations.

  • Fixed issue where creating a user/organization could sometimes fail with partial data loss.

  • Fixed minor UI issues.

2.37.3 - 2022-12-12#

  • Updated organization and username length limit to 50 characters.

  • Added additional information to error messages for invalid organization names or usernames.

  • Package descriptions can now only be updated by users with write permissions for those packages.

  • Users can now scroll the full list of the API /search endpoint results, if over 100 packages.

  • Fixed minor UI issues.

2.37.2 - 2022-10-17#

  • Added option to hide installation instructions on package homepages.

  • Users can now search for environments as well using anaconda.org search page.

  • Fixed issue where .conda packages were not being downloaded with the .conda file extension.

  • Fixed the sorting of environments on the organization/user environments page.

  • Fixed issue where a success notification was triggered when removing a label that didn’t exist.

  • Minor visual fixes on project revision dialog.

2.37.1 - 2022-10-17#

  • Added SHA256 checksums to packages on server side.

2.37.0 - 2022-09-07#

  • Added SHA256 checksums to packages on client side.

  • Minor performance enhancements.

2.36.1 – 2022-06-09#

  • Added support for the .conda package format (requires anaconda-client 1.10.0 or later).

  • Updated terminology for non-conda packages: “PyPI” packages are now called “standard Python” packages, and “CRAN” packages are now “standard R” packages.

  • Resolved a bug that cleared the search field after results are returned.

2.35.6 – 2021-08-11#

  • Changed ‘About us’ link in the footer to point to https://www.anaconda.com/about-us.

  • Changed platform filter to extend to linux-aarch64 and linux-s390x.

  • Fixed duplicate files appearing on anaconda.org.

  • Fixed versions sorting to show latest version on top of the list.

  • Removed the project history page.

  • Added PATCH operation to enable users to patch just the metadata for a package, without having to upload a new package.

  • Updated password recovery page with a unified layout.

2.35.5 - 2021-02-25#

  • Update privacy-policy link in the notification bar.

  • Fixed missing profile screen spacing.

  • Fixed missing margin for multiple elements.

2.35.4 - 2021-02-09#

  • Changed design for index page.

  • Fixed environment package uploading on UI with multiple package types.

  • Removed listing of all anaconda objects using empty search query for users.

2.35.3 - 2021-01-27#

  • Updated Download Anaconda link, user-guide link and privacy policy link.

  • Added utm_source query param to Nucleus links.

  • Changed font on buttons to Museo Sans Rounded.

  • Fixed issue where some package metadata wasn’t being copied; implemented support of PUT and PATCH operations for package copying.

2.35.2 - 2021-01-11#

  • Updated Anaconda Cloud logos to Anaconda.org.

  • Removed any mention of Anaconda Cloud.

  • Updated Terms & Conditions/EULA link.

  • Updated Anaconda link.

  • Made changes to ‘generate_ip_address_hash’ method.

  • Changed link to Anaconda Nucleus instead of Anaconda Enterprise.

  • Added Anaconda Nucleus link in the footer.

  • Changed font to Museo Sans Rounded.

2.35.1 - 2020-11-24#

  • Fixed CIBUILD anaconda-client install.

2.35.0 - 2020-11-24#

  • Updated Issue tracker link, documentation link, and removed email support.

  • Updated links on Report a bug page.

  • Updated links in footer.

2.33.27 - 2018-07-30#

  • Removed /about/pricing page.

  • Allow the disabling of new Personal and Organization private accounts via Stripe API.

2.33.26 - 2018-07-19#

  • Captcha on organization creation.

2.33.25 - 2018-07-19#

  • Captcha on account creation.

2.33.24 - 2018-07-03#

  • Removed ‘Pricing’ links from header and footer.

anaconda-client#

1.13.0 - 2024-10-30#

  • Anaconda has begun a migration to a plugin-based command line interface (CLI).

    • If users only have anaconda-client installed (the base package for the anaconda CLI, which available in all Anaconda Distribution installs), users should continue using anaconda commands, such as anaconda login, anaconda upload, etc.

    • If users have other plugins installed (like anaconnda-cloud-auth), all anaconda commands will now support an optional org prefix. For example, both anaconda upload and anaconda org upload will perform the same function.

    Note

    Anaconda recommends that users with additional CLI plugins use the anaconda org command format going forward.

  • The CLI help text for anaconda commands has been updated to reflect these command changes. To see the available help text, run the the following command:

    anaconda --help

  • The anaconda notebooks command has been deprecated, as notebooks are no longer hosted on Anaconda.org.

1.12.0 - 2023-07-18#

  • Package upload performance improvements.

1.11.3 - 2023-06-01#

  • Made changes to prevent the opening of redundant terminal windows.

1.11.2 - 2023-04-10#

  • Added option to force a package metadata update when uploading a package.

  • Conda-safe package names (with underscores) can now be used for Python wheel files.

  • Fixed upload of large package files.

1.11.1 - 2023-03-01#

  • anaconda update command now supports yaml files.

1.11.0 - 2022-09-08#

  • Upload process now generates sha256 package checksums.

1.10.0 - 2022-06-15#

  • Added support for .conda packages for upload and download.

  • Changed labels for “pypi” and “r” to “standard Python” and “standard R”.

  • R packages should now download correctly.

  • Issues related to the invalid configuration paths should now be mitigated.

1.9.0 - 2021-10-28#

  • Added update command.

  • Fixed upload command for PyPI and conda packages of the same name.

  • Fixed text error in “Distribution already exists” warning.

1.8.0 - 2021-06-25#

  • Added --update and --replace options for copy command.

  • Fixed --summary and --description arguments for upload command.

  • Fixed the usage of deprecated base64 functions.

  • Fixed the downloading of multiple packages using the download command.

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