Bug#802931: [spyder] spyder console hangs on startup

[Dietrich Brunn]

Package: spyder
Version: 2.3.6+dfsg1-1
Severity: important

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Dear maintainer,
since the upgrade of matplotlib from 1.4.2-3.1 to 1.5.0~rc2-1 the consoles 
hang on startup, making spyder unusable. Downgrading back to matplotlib 
1.4.2-3.1 resolves this problem. Spyder3 does seem to be affected by this bug.

It has been reported upstream:
https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/2771

Cheers, dietrich


--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 4.2.0-1-amd64

Debian Release: stretch/sid
  500 unstable        ftp.de.debian.org 
  500 testing         ftp.de.debian.org 
  500 stable          ftp.de.debian.org 
    1 experimental    ftp.de.debian.org 

--- Package information. ---
Depends                          (Version) | Installed
==========================================-+-=================
python:any                       (>= 2.7~) | 
python                                     | 2.7.9-1
python-spyderlib          (= 2.3.0+dfsg-3) | 2.3.6+dfsg1-1
python:any                   (>= 2.7.5-5~) | 
python:any                        (<< 2.8) | 
libjs-jquery                               | 1.11.3+dfsg-4
libjs-mathjax                              | 2.5.3-1
python-qt4                                 | 4.11.4+dfsg-1+b2
spyder-common                              | 2.3.6+dfsg1-1
python                            (>= 2.7) | 2.7.9-1
python                            (<< 2.8) | 2.7.9-1
libc6                            (>= 2.14) | 
libgcc1                       (>= 1:4.1.1) | 
libpython2.7                      (>= 2.7) | 
libqt4-dbus                (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-declarative         (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-designer            (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-help                (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-network             (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-script              (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-scripttools         (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-svg                 (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-test                (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-xml                 (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqt4-xmlpatterns         (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqtassistantclient4           (>= 4.6.3) | 
libqtcore4                 (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqtgui4                  (>= 4:4.8.0-1~) | 
libqtwebkit4                    (>= 2.2.0) | 
libstdc++6                      (>= 4.1.1) | 
sip-api-11.1                               | 


Recommends                      (Version) | Installed
=========================================-+-=================
ipython-qtconsole                         | 2.3.0-2
pep8                                      | 1.6.2-0.1
pyflakes                       (>= 0.5.0) | 1.0.0-1
pylint                                    | 1.4.4-1
python-jedi                               | 0.9.0-1
python-matplotlib                         | 1.5.0~rc2-1
python-numpy                              | 1:1.9.2-5
python-psutil                  (>= 0.3.0) | 2.2.1-3+b1
python-rope                               | 0.10.2-1
python-scipy                              | 0.16.0-2+b1
python-sphinx                             | 1.3.1-7
python-spyderlib-doc     (= 2.3.0+dfsg-3) | 2.3.6+dfsg1-1


Suggests            (Version) | Installed
=============================-+-===========
tortoisehg                    | 
gitk                          | 1:2.6.2-1
python-qt4-dbg                |