This PR implements several improvements for how constructor detects and handles which kind of standalone (conda-standalone, micromamba, etc.) executable is used:
Replace string comparisons with enums for the executable types.
Use the result of identify_conda_exe everywhere instead of using the file name.
Explicitly identify mamba-type executables.
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Description
This PR implements several improvements for how
constructor
detects and handles which kind of standalone (conda-standalone
,micromamba
, etc.) executable is used:identify_conda_exe
everywhere instead of using the file name.mamba
-type executables.Checklist - did you ...
news
directory (using the template) for the next release's release notes?