How To Install Deprecated/unsupported Python 3.4 On Conda Environment?

Since the deprecation of Python 3.4, conda has removed it from its package list. Is there a way, however, that I can install it? I need it in order to use software written in this

Solution 1:

When Anaconda dropped it's free channel (technically, Conda 4.7+ just no longer looks there), this resulted in some older package versions that had never been ported to main no longer being accessible. However, there is an option to restore access to the free channel, namely restore_free_channel.

# Not generally recommended
conda config --set restore_free_channel True
conda create -n py34 python=3.4

This isn't generally recommended (see blog post), but if you will be working in Python v3.4 frequently and will require other older compatible packages, it might be the best option.

Alternatively, Conda Forge has Python v3.4.5, and that won't force you to change a global configuration option.

conda create -n py34 -c conda-forge python=3.4