bioconda

Domain: PyPI & Conda

🎯 Motivation

A conda channel specialising in bioinformatics packages. It works alongside conda-forge and r channels.

πŸ“‹ Concrete Example

Run conda install -c bioconda samtools to install a genomics tool from bioconda.

πŸ”— Analogy

bioconda is a specialty pharmacy β€” it stocks medical and biological tools you won’t find in a general store.