chore: Add script to create a Conda environment with latest Python version

Author: codeperfectplus

README.md

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 | [setup_ssh.sh](/setup/setup_ssh.sh) | Setup SSH on your machine and get the ip address of the machine. |
 | [install_miniconda.sh](/setup/install_miniconda.sh) | Install Miniconda on your machine. |
 | [install_docker.sh](/setup/install_docker.sh) | Install Docker on your machine. | [install_docker.sh](/setup/install_docker.sh) |
+| [create_conda_env.sh](/setup/create_conda_env.sh) | Create a conda environment with latest python version. |
+

setup/create_conda_env.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to create a new Conda environment with the latest Python version
+
+# Check if the script is run with an argument for the environment name
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <env_name>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get the environment name from the command-line argument
+ENV_NAME="$1"
+
+USER_NAME=$(whoami)
+
+# Define potential Conda installation paths
+MINICONDA_PATH="/home/$USER_NAME/miniconda3"
+ANACONDA_PATH="/home/$USER_NAME/anaconda3"
+
+# Function to initialize Conda
+initialize_conda() {
+  local conda_base="$1"
+  if [ -d "$conda_base" ]; then
+    echo "Initializing Conda from $conda_base..."
+    . "$conda_base/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+    return 0
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# Check and initialize Conda from Miniconda or Anaconda
+if initialize_conda "$MINICONDA_PATH"; then
+  CONDA_PATH="$MINICONDA_PATH"
+elif initialize_conda "$ANACONDA_PATH"; then
+  CONDA_PATH="$ANACONDA_PATH"
+else
+  echo "Neither Miniconda nor Anaconda found in the defined paths."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get the latest Python version available in Conda
+echo "Fetching the latest Python version..."
+LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION=$(conda search python | grep "python " | awk '{print $2}' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
+
+if [ -z "$LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION" ]; then
+  echo "Failed to retrieve the latest Python version. Please check your Conda configuration."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create the Conda environment with the latest Python version
+echo "Creating Conda environment '$ENV_NAME' with Python $LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION..."
+conda create -y -n "$ENV_NAME" python="$LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION"
+
+# Activate the new environment
+echo "Activating the new environment..."
+conda activate "$ENV_NAME"
+
+# Display the Python version in the new environment
+echo "Python version in the new environment:"
+python --version
+
+# Display final message
+echo "Conda environment '$ENV_NAME' created and activated with Python $LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION."
+
+# Provide instructions for activating the environment
+echo "To activate this environment in the future, use:"
+echo "conda activate $ENV_NAME"