Simple installation
The easiest way to start using Spyder is by downloading our own installers for Windows, macOS and Linux (experimental):
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Windows (Windows 10): Spyder_64bit_full.exe
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macOS (11.0+): Spyder.dmg
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Linux (CentOS 7+): Linux-x86_64.sh (Experimental)
Notes:
- To use packages such as
Scikit-learn
orSeaborn
with these installers, please read the following entry in our documentation FAQ. - To connect the installers to your current conda or pyenv environments, take a look at this other FAQ .
Advanced installation
Important Notes
- If you are new to Python or the Scientific Python ecosystem, we strongly recommend you to install and use Anaconda. It comes with Spyder and all its dependencies, along with the most important Python scientific libraries (i.e. Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, IPython, etc) in a single, easy to use environment.
- We also support
pip
, but please be aware thatpip
installations are for advanced users with good knowledge of all Spyder dependencies. Because of that, all installation problems you encounter are expected to be solved by you.
Anaconda
You can easily install this version if you use Anaconda by closing Spyder and then running the following command in a system terminal (Anaconda Prompt on Windows, xterm
on Linux or Terminal.app
on macOS):
conda install spyder=5.4.2
Notes:
-
It can take a week or two, or even up to a month, for a new Spyder version to be part of Anaconda. Please be patient until then and do not report it as a problem because we don't have any control over that.
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If you installed Anaconda for the first time, you need to run the following command first:
conda update anaconda
before running the command above.
Pip
You can also use pip to update Spyder with the following command in a system terminal (cmd.exe
on Windows, xterm
on Linux or Terminal.app
on macOS):
pip install -U spyder
Note: Do not use this command if you are using Anaconda because it will break your installation.
Experimental installation
Besides the Linux experimental installer, we are building also new standalone installers for macOS (x86_64 architecture). Before installing them take into account that these installers are Experimental and are not compatible with the older macOS standalone installer:
- macOS (x86_64): EXPERIMENTAL-Spyder-5.4.2-macOS-x86_64.pkg
Contributors
A big thank you to all the contributors that made this release possible: @ccordoba12 @mrclary @dalthviz 🎉
Release notes
For the full list of closed issues and merged pull requests in this release, please see our Changelog.