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Lightweight lockfile for conda environments. Version 4.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25.
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overview
Package summary
Lightweight lockfile for conda environments
Project links
Commands and aliases
- conda-lock
history
Project history and usage
conda-lock generates reproducible lock files for conda environments by solving for target platforms ahead of installation, so installers can consume pinned lock output without invoking the conda solver at deploy time.
Project history
The official repository was created in 2019. Version 1.0.0, published in March 2022, introduced the unified lock format as the default and documented the old explicit per-platform style as a compatibility mode. Version 2.0.0, published in May 2023, was the first release under the Conda organization after graduating from conda-incubator.
Adoption history
conda-lock fits the reproducible-environments gap between human-authored conda environment.yml files and fully pinned, multi-platform deployment artifacts. Its documentation emphasizes environment.yml, meta.yaml, pyproject.toml, integrated pip support, and solveless conda installation.
How it is used
Users typically provide one or more source files such as environment.yml, conda-lock.yml, pyproject.toml, or meta.yaml, choose target platforms, generate conda-lock.yml, and install or render platform-specific lock files in CI or deployment workflows.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager users, conda-lock is important because it makes conda environments behave more like lockfile-centered ecosystems: input specs remain readable while machine-resolved artifacts preserve exact packages across Linux, macOS, Windows, and architecture variants.
Timeline
- 2019: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2022: v1.0.0 released with the unified lock format.
- 2023: v2.0.0 released as the first release under the Conda organization.
Related projects
- conda-lock is closely tied to conda, conda-forge, mamba, pip, Poetry-style pyproject metadata, and conda environment.yml workflows.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for conda-lock. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./environment.yml./conda-lock.yml./pyproject.toml./meta.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
conda-lock | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version4.0.2
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:conda-lock |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://conda.github.io/conda-lock/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T09:53:36Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation