# Created new Python env in conda but can't see it in Jupyter

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/created-new-python-env-in-conda-but-cant-see-it-in-jupyter/3768>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/created-new-python-env-in-conda-but-cant-see-it-in-jupyter/3768 "2020-03-26T22:19:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![bretforeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@bretforeman](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/bretforeman)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/created-new-python-env-in-conda-but-cant-see-it-in-jupyter/3768/1 "2020-03-26T22:19:40Z")

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The title says it all. I’m on Win 10. I created a new env in conda and activated it. But when I go to the New menu in Jupyter I don’t see the choice to create a new Notebook using that environment.

Of course I went googling around and tried a bunch of suggestions. This seems to be a very common problem with Jupyter but there is no definitive instruction set for how to fix it. It seems like most people just kept trying things they found online until it worked (or they gave up).

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**Author:** ![consideRatio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/consideratio/32/1033_2.png) [@consideRatio](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/consideRatio)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/created-new-python-env-in-conda-but-cant-see-it-in-jupyter/3768/2 "2020-03-27T08:12:24Z")

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Check out nb\_conda\_kernels, that helps with this specifically!

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**Author:** ![bretforeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@bretforeman](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/bretforeman)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/created-new-python-env-in-conda-but-cant-see-it-in-jupyter/3768/3 "2020-03-27T20:48:36Z")

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I have nb\_conda\_kernels installed in both my Python 3 and Python 2 environments and it doesn’t help.

Strangely, I think my corporate Avast virus shield might be blocking Python 2 but not Python 3. I’m working that angle too.

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**Author:** ![consideRatio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/consideratio/32/1033_2.png) [@consideRatio](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/consideRatio)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/created-new-python-env-in-conda-but-cant-see-it-in-jupyter/3768/4 "2020-03-28T00:15:13Z")

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@bretforeman ah hmmm perhaps nb\_conda\_kernels isn’t installed in the environment where jupyter lab / notebook was installed, so it didn’t couple with it as it should? There are also some settings that one can make, and you can debug directly with what packages nb\_conda\_kernel detects. I’m writing quickly from my memory right now without finding references, hope it is a bit helpful anyhow.