We often use command install -c conda-forge some-package to install some python packeges, what does this command mean? In this tutorial, we will discuss some details for anaconda beginners.
As to command:
install -c conda-forge some-package
It means we will install python some-package from anaconda channel conda-forge.
When you have entered this command, conda command will download and install these python packages from:
https://anaconda.org/conda-forge
It means
install -c conda-forge some-package
is equivalent to
conda install --channel https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge some-package
As to https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge, there are many python packages in this repository.