Conda Way

Another alternative to the uv Way, for a downloaded copy of CAFE. Like Pixi, Conda builds an isolated environment with the correct Python (3.12) from cafe.yaml, so you don’t need Python installed beforehand.

1. Ensure Anaconda is installed

If you don’t have Anaconda installed, download it from here.

2. Navigate to the CAFE directory (./CAFE/)

• Ensure you are in the correct directory where you will find the following files: src folder, cafe.py, pixi.toml, cafe.yaml etc.
• If unsure, open your terminal app (or Anaconda Powershell) and navigate to the folder containing the cafe.py file by typing:

cd ./path/to/CAFE

3. Create a predefined conda environment

conda env create -f cafe.yaml

This will automatically create a new environment called cafe and install all required packages.

4. Activate the conda environment

Run this command to activate the Conda environment

conda activate cafe

Note

If you already have a cafe environment from a previous version, remove it first by deactivating the environment and running:

conda env remove -n cafe -y

Then, start from step 3 to set up a fresh environment.