# Issues installing pytorch for OS X with conda **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 23, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496 "2017-12-23T18:36:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/brando_miranda/32/14355_2.png) [@Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/Brando_Miranda)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/1 "2017-12-23T18:36:29Z")
I used to have pytorch working for python 3 on OS X but now I can’t get it to install automatically for some reason (I don’t want to do from source). I did: ``` conda install pytorch torchvision -c pytorch ``` as the website suggested… then I got a `mkl` error so I installed it but it still complains about it: ``` (FTIR_py3) brandomiranda~/home_simulation_research/FTIR/FTIR_proj $ conda install pytorch torchvision -c pytorch Fetching package metadata ........... Solving package specifications: PackageNotFoundError: Package not found: '' Dependencies missing in current osx-64 channels: - pytorch -> mkl >=2018 - torchvision -> pytorch >=0.3 -> mkl >=2018 You can search for packages on anaconda.org with anaconda search -t conda mkl You may need to install the anaconda-client command line client with conda install anaconda-client ``` but I do have mkl: ``` (FTIR_py3) brandomiranda~/home_simulation_research/FTIR/FTIR_proj $ conda install mkl Fetching package metadata ......... Solving package specifications: . # All requested packages already installed. # packages in environment at /Users/brandomiranda/miniconda3/envs/FTIR_py3: # mkl 2017.0.3 0 ``` anyone know whats going on? it used to work a few days ago… ---
**Author:** ![smth](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/smth/32/13_2.png) [@smth](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/smth)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/2 "2017-12-23T19:05:49Z")
pytorch 0.3 requires mkl 2018. For some reason it’s not being installed. Can you try: ```auto conda install mkl=2018 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/brando_miranda/32/14355_2.png) [@Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/Brando_Miranda)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/3 "2017-12-23T19:30:23Z")
> [@smth](#): > > conda install mkl=2018 still doesn’t work: ``` (FTIR_py3) brandomiranda~/home_simulation_research/FTIR/FTIR_proj $ conda install mkl=2018 Fetching package metadata ......... PackageNotFoundError: Package not found: '' Package missing in current osx-64 channels: - mkl 2018* You can search for packages on anaconda.org with anaconda search -t conda mkl You may need to install the anaconda-client command line client with conda install anaconda-client ``` ---
**Author:** ![smth](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/smth/32/13_2.png) [@smth](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/smth)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/4 "2017-12-23T19:37:50Z")
it should be there. maybe try `conda upgrade conda`. See [https://anaconda.org/anaconda/mkl](https://anaconda.org/anaconda/mkl) ---
**Author:** ![Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/brando_miranda/32/14355_2.png) [@Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/Brando_Miranda)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/5 "2017-12-23T19:38:35Z")
> [@smth](#): > > conda upgrade conda that command gave: ``` (FTIR_py3) brandomiranda~/home_simulation_research/FTIR/FTIR_proj $ conda upgrade conda PackageNotFoundError: Package not found: 'conda' Package 'conda' is not installed in /Users/brandomiranda/miniconda3/envs/FTIR_py3 ``` ---
**Author:** ![smth](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/smth/32/13_2.png) [@smth](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/smth)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/6 "2017-12-23T19:39:56Z")
i guess it’s ```auto conda update conda ``` ---
**Author:** ![Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/brando_miranda/32/14355_2.png) [@Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/Brando_Miranda)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/7 "2017-12-23T19:40:24Z")
> [@smth](#): > > conda update conda I know this is super annoying but it didn’t work XD this is funny: ``` (FTIR_py3) brandomiranda~/home_simulation_research/FTIR/FTIR_proj $ conda update conda PackageNotFoundError: Package not found: 'conda' Package 'conda' is not installed in /Users/brandomiranda/miniconda3/envs/FTIR_py3 ``` ---
**Author:** ![smth](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/smth/32/13_2.png) [@smth](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/smth)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/8 "2017-12-23T19:41:36Z")
well i dont know then, your anaconda installation is weird. these commands should work. ---
**Author:** ![Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/brando_miranda/32/14355_2.png) [@Brando\_Miranda](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/Brando_Miranda)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/9 "2017-12-23T19:43:55Z")
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**Author:** ![malcolmgreaves](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/malcolmgreaves/32/3007_2.png) [@malcolmgreaves](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/malcolmgreaves)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 6:49am UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/10 "2018-01-10T06:49:43Z")
Brandon – if you do `conda update conda` _inside_ of an existing environment, it will fail. Deactivate the environment then re-run the command. ---
**Author:** ![ezyang](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/ezyang/32/486_2.png) [@ezyang](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/ezyang)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/issues-installing-pytorch-for-os-x-with-conda/11496/11 "2018-01-23T17:10:44Z")
@Soumith_Chintala I reproduced this issue on one of our devservers, so there might be something legitimately broken here. UPDATE: Upgrading conda fixed the problem, weirdly enough.