Of course it doesn’t, conda works with its own builds, because it is for managing the entire system.
conda in no way equals pip. They are fundamentally different tools. Trying to use them both the same is only going to lead to confusion (which you appear to be enjoying already
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FWIW, I don’t think there’s a need to reconcile conda into a “Python packaging vision”. They can remain totally independent and self-promote, because they’re full stack.