Conda should have set the default for channel_priority to strict a while ago, it significantly reduces the search space [0], and it reduces the chances of the s

Conda should have set the default for channel_priority to strict a while ago, it significantly reduces the search space [0], and it reduces the chances of the solver finding a poorly-specified-yet-nominally-compatible package build on some less rigorous channel. With strict channel_priority and conda-forge as my priority channel, it hasn't taken more than maybe a minute for to solve any dependencies (assuming the target packages are on the priority channel) for any of my own envs, although when I try to recreate envs that installed packages from many channels, I have experienced some long waits. [0] https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/concepts/conda-performance.html https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/co...