Anaconda Vs. Miniconda
Answer : Per the original docs: Choose Anaconda if you: Are new to conda or Python Like the convenience of having Python and over 1500 scientific packages automatically installed at once Have the time and disk space (a few minutes and 3 GB), and/or Don’t want to install each of the packages you want to use individually. Choose Miniconda if you: Do not mind installing each of the packages you want to use individually. Do not have time or disk space to install over 1500 packages at once, and/or Just want fast access to Python and the conda commands, and wish to sort out the other programs later. I use Miniconda myself. Anaconda is bloated. Many of the packages are never used and could still be easily installed if and when needed. Note that Conda is the package manager (e.g. conda list displays all installed packages in the environment), whereas Anaconda and Miniconda are distributions. A software distribution is a collection of packages, pre-built and pre-configured,