How To Start Spyder Ide On Windows

I downloaded spyder using the pip install spyder in my windows 10 32-bit operating system, but i dont see any desktop icons or exe files to start running the IDE. I downloaded spy

Solution 1:

The name of the spyder executable was changed to spyder3.exe in python version 3. I install pyqt5 and spyder via pip and was able to launch spyder3. I first tried without installing pyqt5 and nothing happened. Once I installed pyqt5, then spyder 3 opened.

Try the following from a windows cmd.exe prompt:

    C:\Users\..>pip install pyqt5
    C:\Users\..>pip install spyder
    C:\Users\..>spyder3

Solution 2:

I had the same problem after setting up my environment on Windows 10. I have Python 3.6.2 x64 installed as my default Python distribution and is in my PATH so I can launch from cmd prompt.

I installed PyQt5 (pip install pyqt5) and Spyder (pip install spyder) which both installed w/out error and included all of the necessary dependencies.

To launch Spyder, I created a simple Python script (Spyder.py):

# Spyder Start Scriptfrom spyder.app import start
start.main()

Then I created a Windows batch file (Spyder.bat):

@echo off
python c:\<path_to_Spyder_py>\Spyder.py

Lastly, I created a shortcut on my desktop which launches Spyder.bat and updated the icon to one I downloaded from the Spyder github project.

Works like a charm for me.

Solution 3:

Try these commands in order

pip3 install spyder
spyder3

Solution 4:

Try the command spyder3 If you check the scripts folder you'll find spyder3.exe

Solution 5:

As stated in the documentation of Spyder, you need to install PyQt5 first.

Open a Command Prompt as Administrator, then run:

pip install pyqt5
pip install spyder

Then you can find the spyder3.exe in the Python3.6/Scripts folder. You can also make a shortcut to it. No need for Anaconda.