I am not an expert, but I do have spyder working on a Windows 7 machine with 64 bit python so I will try to help you
> On a Windows 7 x64 machine, I installed Python 2.7.2 (x64 version) > into c:\Program Files\python272, then installed Spyder 2.1.6 using the > Windows installer. First, I would ask by what method you installed it. It is not as simple to get it running on 64 bit windows because there isn't a good package like python x,y or enthought. I would point you to this list of compiled binaries http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ > 1 - Spyder won't run that way. It flashes up a command window and > then erases it too fast to read. What happens if you navigate to your site-packages(in your case probably c:\Program Files\python272\Libs\site-packages) folder and run python spyder.py at the command prompt? > 2 - Poking around in Scripts, I see that "spyder.bat" references "c:/ > python27", which is not where Python is actually installed. So maybe > this is part of the reason why it doesn't work. I think Spyder ought > to use the actual Python install location (as recorded in the > registry, I think). Honestly, I am not sure if this is a problem or not, but sometimes *nix based systems don't play well with spaces in path names. That is why typically the install goes to c:\python27. It would make your life easier if you installed python there, but I'm not sure if it matters in this case. > 3 - I then uninstalled Spyder (and then Python) in order to try > again. After Spyder un-installs (successfully, I think), it doesn't > remove the "Python 2.7 - spyder 2.1.6" entry from the Programs and > Features list in Windows. This has to be removed manually. > > Not really a bug, but a comment: > > 4 - As a brand-new user, I find it confusing whether I should download > and install the "standalone" (spyder-win32-sa-2.1.6.zip) or the > "installer" (spyder-2.1.6_py27.exe). The online documentation doesn't > mention either one. > > Some guidance on which file(s) to install, in what order (including > any dependencies), would be helpful for newbies. Some notes on install can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/wiki/Installation You probably have to try the hard way if you want 64 bit, although I am sure python x,y is working on a 64 bit version and it may already work. You might want to check their website. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib?hl=en.
