Create a new environment with a different kernel

Use a specific python version when creating a new environment in Conda Switcher.

First you need to create a new environment, you can do it by selecting Conda-Switcher on left sidebar. Then you create a new environment by clicking on Create Environment option and you select options you need:

Create environment

Here I selected I want to create an environment with Python 3.9 and IPykernel Jupyter of same version

Create environment with custom python

Once the environment is created, you can check it by looking on list of available environments managed by Conda-Switcher

New environment in the extension

In the tab launcher you can now open a Jupyter kernel from 3.9 environment version you just created

New environment in the launcher

Or if you have an existing Notebook, you open it in Jupyterlab Notebook editor and then you select a kernel you desire, in this case we will select 3.9 Python kernel from the created environment.

You can select the kernel by clicking on the top right corner and select the kernel you wish.

Define kernel in existing notebook Select kernel in existing notebook

Last modified September 18, 2026 by Enol Fernández : Conda Switcher documentation (#828)