I have Anaconda installed (Python 2.7.11 |Anaconda custom (64-bit)| (default, Feb 16 2016, 09:58:36) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32) and I am using Spyder 2.3.8
Would like to update Spyder to the latest version, so I went through the commands:
conda update conda
conda update anaconda
conda update spyder
They all ran without errors, but the spyder version didn't change - this is command I'm using to launch:
C:\Anaconda2\pythonw.exe C:\Anaconda2\cwp.py C:\Anaconda2 "C:/Anaconda2/pythonw.exe" "C:/Anaconda2/Scripts/spyder-script.py" --new-instance
Am I missing something?
conda update spyder
?
conda update spyder
worked just fine for me
To expand on juanpa.arrivillaga's comment:
If you want to update Spyder in the root environment, then conda update spyder
works for me.
If you want to update Spyder for a virtual environment you have created (e.g., for a different version of Python), then conda update -n $ENV_NAME spyder
where $ENV_NAME
is your environment name.
EDIT: In case conda update spyder
isn't working, this post indicates you might need to run conda update anaconda
before updating spyder. Also note that you can specify an exact spyder version if you want.
Go to Anaconda Naviagator, find spyder,click settings in the top right corner of the spyder app.click update tab
I see that you used pip to update. This is strongly discouraged (at least in Spyder 3). The Spyder update notices I receive have always included the following:
"IMPORTANT NOTE: It seems that you are using Spyder with Anaconda/Minconda. Please don't use pip to update it as that will probably break your installation. Instead please wait until new conda packages are available and use conda to perform the update."
Use this conda install spyder=4.0.0
This will not mess up your anaconda dependencies. https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/releases
Solving environment: failed with repodata from current_repodata.json, will retry with next repodata source.
, then finally Solving environment: done
After entering "y" to Proceed ([y]/n)?
it updated.
Simply select 'Update Application' after clicking on the settings symbol(top right corner) for Spyder in the Anaconda Navigator console. In my case I just updated it so it's in disabled state.
https://i.stack.imgur.com/jMosv.png
make sure you in your base directory.
then conda install spyder
will work.
Do it like this: conda install spyder=new_version_number
.
new_version_number should be in digits.
use this command
conda install spyder=5.0.1
this will install the new version or tell you the error
PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels
How to solve the error 1- update your anaconda
conda update anaconda
2- go to anaconda then spyder
https://i.stack.imgur.com/S8arz.png
or use this command
conda install spyder=5.0.0
conda config --add channels conda-forge
then I could install the latest version. I also then launched Spyder from the terminal spyder
rather than in the apps launcher (not sure if the app link updates or not)
One way to avoid errors during installing or updating packages is to run the Anaconda prompt as Administrator. Hope it helps!
You can easily install update 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= Your desire version
(For example, Version is 3.1)
conda install spyder=3.1
Or you can use pip with this command in a system terminal (cmd.exe on Windows, xterm on Linux or Terminal.app on macOS):
pip install --pre -U spyder
Note: Do not use this command if you are using Anaconda because it could break your installation.
Using pip directly:
WARNING: This will break your Anaconda Installation as described by Spyder maintainer in the comments below; you can try this solution only if the solution mentioned above that use Conda do not work
pip install --upgrade spyder
You might get an error once launching the new Spyder "nbconvert >= 4.0: None (NOK)", which will require you to resinstall configparser:
conda uninstall configparser conda install configparser
You should now have a fresh and up to date installation of Spyder.
pip
will certainly break your Anaconda installation because it pulls pyqt5
, which is binary incompatible with the pyqt
conda package. So, could you remove this answer? Thanks!
In iOS,
Open Anaconda Navigator
Launch Spyder
Click on the tab "Consoles" (menu bar)
Then, "New Console"
Finally, in the console window, type conda update spyder
Your computer is going to start downloading and installing the new version. After finishing, just restart Spyder and that's it.
It's very easy just in 2 click
Open Anaconda Navigator Go to Spyder icon Click on settings logo top-right coner of spider box Click update application
That it Happy coding
My solution was uninstalla spyder and installa again. Solved my problem:
conda uninstall spyder
conda install spyder=5
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conda update spyder
... this has worked form meconda update spyder
.conda update spyder
, and it updated several packages, but spyder stayed at 4.1.3. Then I triedconda update spyder
again, and got the message# All requested packages already installed.
, but spyder was still at 4.1.3. Finally, I tried the answer by @notilas, which worked to update spyder to 4.1.4.