Hi Carlos, No worries about it :) Considering the amazing job you guys do with Spyder, this is a very, very minor problem. Looking forward to the next update!
Many thanks, Fabio On Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 1:20:23 AM UTC+1, Carlos Córdoba wrote: > > Hi Fabio, > > I can confirm this is a bug, and I'm very sorry for it! > > As part of a big refactoring we did to improve how Spyder is connected to > our IPython consoles, I forgot to reconnect the Working Directory toolbar > to them. I opened an issue about it > > https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/3561 > > which I plan to fix this weekend and release it in 3.0.2 next week. > > > Cheers, > Carlos > > El 19/10/16 a las 12:45, fchi...@gmail.com <javascript:> escribió: > > Hi Jitse, > > Thank you for your reply and the link with the discussion; it does clarify > things, and the new behaviour does makes sense - except that it doesn't > work on my Spyder installations :P > > I've just tried changing the directory on my office machine (Ubuntu 16.04) > and on my personal laptop (Win 8), both running Spyder from a reasonably > recent Anaconda install; on both systems I tried changing the working > directory through the file explorer inside Spyder and checking for > corresponding changes on the console using "%pwd", but on neither system > the output of "%pwd" changed from the starting folder to the folder set > through the file explorer. I should also mention that the output of "%pwd" > seems to be the correct one; I told Python to create a simple figure and > save it, and the figure was saved in that directory (and not the one shown > in the file explorer). Strangely enough, however, I can successfully change > the working folder through the console using "cd" on both systems; not > ideal for teaching, but at least it still works! > > I'd be grateful if other people could confirm if this affects them as > well; in any case, we have another class on Friday and I can also test the > University computers to see if this bug affects them too. Please let me > know if there are any other tests you'd like me to do! > > Many thanks :) > Fabio > > On Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 6:00:25 PM UTC+1, Jitse Niesen wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> With Spyder 3, the directory in the IPython console is automatically >> updated after you change the directory in the toolbar (to the left of the >> "folder" icon). The "Set Console Working Directory" was then removed >> because it was not so useful. Does that make sense to you? It's important >> to me that Spyder is reasonably intuitive especially for beginners. >> >> There is some discussion at >> https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/2910 . >> >> The screenshot on the Spyder GitHub page does not show Spyder 3. I guess >> we should update it. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Jitse >> >> >> On Tuesday, 18 October 2016 20:23:05 UTC+1, fchi...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm not sure if this is an issue with Spyder or with Anaconda, but here >>> it goes; I raised this same question on Stack Overflow >>> <http://stackoverflow.com/q/39905258/4118153> a few days ago, so I'm >>> just gonna copy the same text here. >>> >>> I've been using Spyder 2 as my default Python IDE for a couple of years >>> already, and while preparing a class on Signal Processing I've stumbled >>> upon the new Spyder 3 on Anaconda and decided to see what it looks like. >>> >>> First, I've updated the Anaconda distribution on my Ubuntu 16.04 office >>> computer to the newest version (i.e. I had a previous version already >>> installed), and then got quite surprised when the button for "Set Console >>> Working Directory" on the File Explorer (top right, between the "folder" >>> icon and the "up arrow" icon) was missing. I can still change the working >>> directory manually on the IPython console, but it's impractical and >>> certainly won't motivate the students! >>> >>> Thinking it could be a bug with the conda update, I've then decided to >>> give it a go at downloading and installing the Anaconda for Windows on my >>> home laptop (which is probably what most of the students will do), and it >>> also does not have the "Set Console Working Directory" button. >>> >>> By then I was thinking the new Spyder version might have abandoned it, >>> but strangely enough, the Spyder GitHub page has a screenshot >>> <https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder> of the new Spyder 3 that HAS >>> this exact same button (again: top right, between the "folder" icon and the >>> "up arrow" icon)! >>> >>> EDIT: here <http://i.stack.imgur.com/eDHih.png>'s a screenshot of how >>> my Spyder looks like in Windows (the big red arrow is pointing towards >>> where the icon should be). >>> >>> Does anyone knows if there is a setting option that hides the "Set >>> console working directory" button, or if this is a bug in the more recent >>> Anaconda version that doesn't show it? >>> >>> Many thanks! >>> >> -- > 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+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to spyd...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. 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