conda environments excluded problematic QGIS builds

addresses conda-forge/qgis-feedstock#570

Author: jakimowb

.env/conda/enmapbox_full.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-15 15:54:09)
+# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-23 09:57:51)
 # run to install: conda env create -n enmapbox_full --file=enmapbox_full.yml
 # run to update : conda env update -n enmapbox_full --file=enmapbox_full.yml --prune
 # run to delete : conda env remove -n enmapbox_full
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 channels:
 - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-- qgis
+- qgis!=3.44.5
 - astropy
 - catboost
 - cdsapi

.env/conda/enmapbox_full_3.40.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-15 11:35:55)
+# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-23 09:57:45)
 # run to install: conda env create -n enmapbox_full_3.40 --file=enmapbox_full_3.40.yml
 # run to update : conda env update -n enmapbox_full_3.40 --file=enmapbox_full_3.40.yml --prune
 # run to delete : conda env remove -n enmapbox_full_3.40
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 channels:
 - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-- qgis=3.40
+- qgis=3.40,!=3.44.5
 - astropy
 - catboost
 - cdsapi
+- colorama
 - cython
 - docutils
 - enpt

.env/conda/enmapbox_full_ltr.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-15 15:54:09)
+# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-23 09:57:51)
 # run to install: conda env create -n enmapbox_full_ltr --file=enmapbox_full_ltr.yml
 # run to update : conda env update -n enmapbox_full_ltr --file=enmapbox_full_ltr.yml --prune
 # run to delete : conda env remove -n enmapbox_full_ltr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 channels:
 - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-- qgis=3.40
+- qgis=3.40,!=3.44.5
 - astropy
 - catboost
 - cdsapi

.env/conda/enmapbox_light.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-15 15:54:09)
+# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-23 09:57:51)
 # run to install: conda env create -n enmapbox_light --file=enmapbox_light.yml
 # run to update : conda env update -n enmapbox_light --file=enmapbox_light.yml --prune
 # run to delete : conda env remove -n enmapbox_light
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 channels:
 - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-- qgis
+- qgis!=3.44.5
 - colorama
 - docutils
 - enpt

.env/conda/enmapbox_light_3.40.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-15 11:36:01)
+# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-23 09:57:45)
 # run to install: conda env create -n enmapbox_light_3.40 --file=enmapbox_light_3.40.yml
 # run to update : conda env update -n enmapbox_light_3.40 --file=enmapbox_light_3.40.yml --prune
 # run to delete : conda env remove -n enmapbox_light_3.40
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 channels:
 - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-- qgis=3.40
+- qgis=3.40,!=3.44.5
+- colorama
 - docutils
 - enpt
 - flake8

.env/conda/enmapbox_light_ltr.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-15 15:54:09)
+# EnMAP-Box conda environment (generated 2025-12-23 09:57:51)
 # run to install: conda env create -n enmapbox_light_ltr --file=enmapbox_light_ltr.yml
 # run to update : conda env update -n enmapbox_light_ltr --file=enmapbox_light_ltr.yml --prune
 # run to delete : conda env remove -n enmapbox_light_ltr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 channels:
 - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-- qgis=3.40
+- qgis=3.40,!=3.44.5
 - colorama
 - docutils
 - enpt

scripts/update_conda_environments.py

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
     'latest': ''
 }
 
+# QGIS conda versions that are known to have problems
+# e.g., https://github.com/conda-forge/qgis-feedstock/issues/570
+EXCLUDED_QGIS_VERSIONS = ['3.44.5']
+
 # define packages to be installed in the different *.yml files
 # compare with .env/requirements.csv
 # only define root packages, the
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ def get_current_qgis_versions() -> dict:
     return VERSIONS
 
 
-def get_conda_qgis_versions() -> dict:
+def get_conda_qgis_versions() -> List[str]:
     path_repodata = DIR_TMP / f'condaforge-repodata-{str(datetime.date.today())}.json'
 
     if not path_repodata.is_file():
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ def get_conda_qgis_versions() -> dict:
     qgis_builds += [v for k, v in repodata['packages'].items() if rxPkg.match(k)]
     qgis_builds += [v for k, v in repodata['packages.conda'].items() if rxPkg.match(k)]
     qgis_versions = sorted(set([build['version'] for build in qgis_builds]))
+
     return qgis_versions
 
 
@@ -176,11 +181,13 @@ def update_yaml(dir_yaml,
     deps_conda = sorted(set(deps_conda))
     deps_pip = sorted(set(deps_pip))
 
-    if ltr_version:
-        deps_conda.insert(0, f'qgis={ltr_version}')
-    else:
-        deps_conda.insert(0, 'qgis')
+    qgis_version = f'qgis={ltr_version}' if ltr_version else 'qgis'
+    for v in EXCLUDED_QGIS_VERSIONS:
+        if re.search(r'\d+$', qgis_version):
+            qgis_version += ','
+        qgis_version += f'!={v}'
 
+    deps_conda.insert(0, qgis_version)
     environment = {
         'name': name,
         'channels': ['conda-forge'],