Well, uninstalling system wide Python installations on Ubuntu is not a good idea, because the system needs it for many things.
Just getting the entries in .bashrc correct is usually sufficient. Something like: # added by Miniconda 3.8.3 installer export PATH="/home/$USER/miniconda/bin:$PATH" (replace $USER with your user name). On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 9:32:30 PM UTC+1, Adrian Klaver wrote: > > On 02/17/2015 06:16 AM, Jonathan Laserson wrote: > > > > > > On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 10:25:47 PM UTC+2, Adrian Klaver wrote: > > > > On 02/16/2015 07:34 AM, Jonathan Laserson wrote: > > > I installed anaconda on linux 64bit ubuntu. > > > Then installed spyder. > > > > How did you install Spyder, through Anaconda or some other means? > > > > > > I installed it separately (I don't think I had any previous spyder > > installation, or if I did, I don't know how to reach it). > > > > > > > > > > Switched the python executable path (in tools -> preferences -> > > console) > > > to the anaconda path: /home/.../anaconda/bin/python. > > > Tried to open ipython in spyder, but the kernel crashes with the > > > following output: > > > > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > > File > > > > > > "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/spyderlib/widgets/externalshell/start_ipython_kernel.py", > > > > > > > line 170, in <module> > > > from IPython.zmq.ipkernel import IPKernelApp # 0.13 > > (analysis:ignore) > > > ImportError: No module named zmq.ipkernel > > > Please help! > > > > > > > > p.s. The reason I had to change the python path to the anaconda > > one, is > > > that the default spyder's python could not import theano. > > > > Best guess is you are trying to work in two separate environments. > You > > will need to sort out where you are before you can go any further. > > > > What do I need to do to achieve that? > > > > If it where me I would first do an inventory of the Spyder variations > you currently have. > > 1) In Anaconda do whatever needs to be done with conda to search for > installed packages and look for Spyder. > > 2) On the system use pip freeze | grep -i Spyder to see what is installed. > > Then decide which environment you want to work in and make sure that you > have Spyder installed there and that you do your work there. Per Steves > suggestion I would probably stay in the Anaconda environment and > uninstall any system wide Spyder versions. > > > -- > Adrian Klaver > adrian...@aklaver.com <javascript:> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to spyderlib+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to spyderlib@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
