Pip install in Spyder

Question

I'm using Python 3.6 through Spyder in Anaconda3. I have both the Anaconda installation and a "clean" python installation.

Before I installed the "clean" python, when I ran the Python -V command in cmd I got the following version description Python 3.6.5 :: Anaconda, Inc. Now when I run the command it just says Python 3.6.5. and the pip list is a whole lot shorter.

When ever I open Spyder and find some package that I don't have... how would I go about installing said package? If I just open cmd and write pip install ... it will install in the "clean" python directory. How do I tell it to connect to Spyder?

Answer 1

As you can see in this post there is some difference between pip and conda.

Using Anaconda environment you should use the conda command to install you library, package, etc..