# Making a portable script folder

**URL:** <https://forum.anaconda.com/t/making-a-portable-script-folder/63577>\
**Category:** Packages & Environments\
**Created:** [October 24, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/making-a-portable-script-folder/63577 "2023-10-24T14:39:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/making-a-portable-script-folder/63577/1 "2023-10-24T14:39:08Z")

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I’m new to conda and want to make a portable folder to allow others to run a python script with all the needed packages. I understand that’s what environments are for.

I wrote a script to control a device through the serial port. It required .py files and class file provided by the device vendor. These I put in a single scripts folder. It also required that I install a package, _pyserial_, to control the serial port. I ran _conda install pyserial_. This allowed the device control scripts to work. The _conda install_ created a _.conda_ folder within the scripts folder.

How do I create a portable folder that can be used by anyone wanting to run the device?