CIL and docker

[PaulClegg]

I am happily using sirf via docker using the image synerbi/sirf:latest

Kris suggested I raise an issue about how I got CIL working.

I installed CIL via the "conda create" line specified at github.com/TomographicImaging/CIL
(and not using the line given in README.md in devel/CIL-demos)

I then use: conda activate cil

[paskino]

I am confused about this.
The commands on the CIL-Demos and CIL repos suggest to create a new environment where to install CIL.

If I understood correctly, you got SIRF from one of the SIRF docker images. If that's the case, SIRF is available in python using the base environment of the conda installation on the image. If CIL is installed with the conda create command, then it'll be on a different environment than the base one. So I don't understand how it is possible that SIRF and CIL are available (and possibly not conflicting) in the same environment.