diff --git a/conf/condarc b/conf/condarc
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+++ b/conf/condarc
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+create_default_packages:
+  - pip
+  - ipython
diff --git a/meta/tasks/conda.yaml b/meta/tasks/conda.yaml
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+- link:
+    ~/.condarc:
+      path: conf/condarc