I sent a somewhat involved reply to your other post, but it never came through. That is a bit frustrating. Anyway, the gist of it was:
1) It seems you need to learn more about installing modules on python in general: http://docs.python.org/install/index.html And some software can have trouble with spaces in the path names: thus c:\python27 is better 2) It will be much easier to get a working version on x86(32 bit) windows because you can use python(x,y). However you won't get the benefit of your advanced system architecture(more address space etc.) 3) If you use 64 bit, these are handy: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ 4) Here is the generalized install advice, note the package dependencies(especially PyQt4 and Sphinx): http://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/wiki/Installation I am not an expert but I have this working on Windows 7 64 bit. If the install doesn't give you a working batch file try running the spyder.py script in the site-packages directory. On Jan 2, 8:25 pm, "NerdFever.com" <[email protected]> wrote: > Can someone point me at explicit (step-by-step) instructions for > getting Spyder running on a Win7 x64 system? > > It's not clear to me: > > 1 - Which version of Python I need (x86, x64, or doesn't matter) > 2 - Where Python has to be installed (anywhere or only in c:\Python27) > 3 - If I should be using the installer or "standalone". > 4 - If the "standalone", how to use it? > > Since I haven't found documentation that answers these questions, I've > tried as many brute-force permutations of the above as I can think of, > but I still don't have it running. > > Here is what I tried so far: > > ------------------------------------- > > Spyder installation attempt log, started 2012-01-02 > > All attempts on Windows 7 x64. > > Try 1: > Install spyder-2.1.6_py27.exe > > Complains that Python is not installed. > > Try 2: > Install Python 2.7.2 x64 in c:\Program Files\python272 > Install spyder-2.1.6_py27.exe > > Fails. Uninstall. > > Try 3: > Install Python 2.7.2 x64 in c:\python27 (default location) > Install spyder-2.1.6_py27.exe > > Fails. Uninstall. > > Try 4: > Install Python 2.7.2 x64 in c:\python27 (default location) > Extract spyder-win32-sa-2.1.6.zip > Run spyder.exe > > Fails. Uninstall. > > Try 5: > Install Python 2.7.2 x86 in c:\Program Files (x86)\python272 > Install spyder-2.1.6_py27.exe > > Fails. Uninstall. > > Try 6: > Install Python 2.7.2 x86 in c:\python27 (default location) > Install spyder-2.1.6_py27.exe > > Fails. (did _not_ uninstall at this time) > > Try 7: > Extract spyder-win32-sa-2.1.6.zip > Run spyder.exe > > Gives error about "Spyder crashed last time" and suggests running > "--reset". > > So I try: > > C:\Users\dave>cd \Python27 > > C:\Python27>python spyder --reset > python: can't open file 'spyder': [Errno 2] No such file or > directory > > C:\Python27> > > Since that didn't work, I instead delete the entire contents > of C:\Users\dave\.spyder2 > > Extract spyder-win32-sa-2.1.6.zip > Run spyder.exe > > I get the Spyder32 splash screen for a moment, then it disappears and > there > is no sign of Spyder running. > > Extract spyder-win32-sa-2.1.6.zip > Run spyder.exe > > Again I get the error about "Spyder crashed last time" and suggests > running > "--reset". > > I give up for now; will post this log on the Spyder thread. -- 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.
