The problem is not with the code / Python 3.6, it is with Spyder. After some investigation I found that the code runs fine when executed in an external system terminal but not when run in Spyder’s IPython console. I was able to dump the contents of spec and assign them to a variable that … Read more
(Spyder maintainer here) You need to rename or remove this file C:\Users\mahkam\datetime.py That’s because that file is using the same name of Python internal module and that confuses other modules that depend on it.
You need to run the cmd prompt from the Scripts directory of Anaconda where ever you have the Anaconda parent folder installed. I happen to have in the root directory of the C drive on my Windows machine. If you are not familiar there are two ways to do that: A) Use the key combination … Read more
Change the backend to automatic: Tools > preferences > IPython console > Graphics > Graphics backend > Backend: Automatic Then close and open Spyder.
(Spyder maintainer here) This code both clears the console and removes all variables present on the namespace at the same time: try: from IPython import get_ipython get_ipython().magic(‘clear’) get_ipython().magic(‘reset -f’) except: pass It also has the advantage that it works inside and outside Spyder. Note: Right now this approach generates an error in the console after … Read more
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+P to open the Preferences window. Within this window, select the Console item on the left, then the Advanced Settings tab. The path to the Python executable will be right there. Update: For later versions please navigate to Tools -> Preferences -> Python Interpretor Additionally, you might also need to follow an additional step … Read more
(Spyder maintainer here) You need to go to the menu Run > Configuration per file and activate the option called Run in console’s namespace instead of an empty one, for you to be able to modify global variables in your code.
When an error is reported on a line that appears correct, try removing (or commenting out) the line where the error appears to be. If the error moves to the next line, there are two possibilities: Either both lines have a problem (and the second may have been hidden by the first); or The previous … Read more
If you’d like to develop your plotly figures in Spyder, perhaps because of Spyders superb variable explorer, you can easily display a non-interactive image by just running fig.show(). Note that this is for newer versions of plotly where you don’t have to worry about iplot and plotly.offline. And if you’d like display your figure in … Read more
You can upgrade ipython without uninstall the old version sudo -H pip install –ignore-installed -U ipython