Issues with installing python libraries on Windows : CondaHTTPError: HTTP 000 CONNECTION FAILED for url <https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda/win-64

Execute the following command in the cmd prompt/terminal:

conda config --set ssl_verify no

This works as charm:-

Just copy these:-

1)libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll

2)libssl-1_1-x64.dll

from D:\Anaconda3\Library\bin to D:\Anaconda3\DLLs.

I try to create a virtual env with python 2.7 with anaconda, the base env is python 3.7. I encounter the exactly same problem. It turns out that there isn't such problem with other virtual envs with python 3.7 or 3.6.

This post works perfectly to solve my problem on win7 with anaconda prompt. It basically says you need to add the following directories into your user environment path in windows (go to Start and type in: View Advanced System Settings, then select Environmental Variables: then select Path and click Edit: finally you can click New and add a path):

C:\your_directory_to_anaconda3\Anaconda3\Scripts

C:\your_directory_to_anaconda3\Anaconda3\

C:\your_directory_to_anaconda3\Anaconda3\Library\bin -- This is the directory for openssl