Bug#811339: spyder: major feature broken: ipython console doesn't work

[Trevor Smith]

thanks for the fast response.

your problems with the software dependencies sounds... quite difficult and
complex. Unfortunately I don't have time to help with debugging/fixing the
spyder package in debian-testing.

I decided to reinstall debian with the "stable" version (aka "jessie"). I
installed spyder and it worked right away! debian-stable has very
recent/up-to-date software packages (compared to centos 6/7) and so I am
happy with debian-stable and the version of
spyder/ipython/matplotlib/numpy/python.

thanks and have a great day.

Sincerely,
Trevor

p.s. there is a spyder package that is proprietary and always seems to
"just work" by Continuum at: https://www.continuum.io/downloads

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 7:51 AM, PICCA Frederic-Emmanuel <
frederic-emmanuel.picca at synchrotron-soleil.fr> wrote:

>
> Hello, I know that the current state of the spyder stack is quite unstable
> :((
>
> Can you test this with the version available into unstable 2.3.8. And
> gives me your feedback.
>
> The problem is that spyder > 2.3.5 changed by default the PyQt API#1 -> #2
> and it broke a bunch of dependencies.
> This is why I blocked the upgrade into testing.
>
> - Another problem is that spyder will require ipython >3 which is not
> available in Debian for now.
>
> - another problem is the removal of qtwebkit in the qt4 stack.
>
> This require  a migration to the 3.X series or the switch to PyQt5 of
> spyder.
>
> I can not garanti when this will be available into Debian testing AND
> unstable for now.
>
> >    The IDE is stuck in an infinite loop.
> >    * What outcome did you expect instead?
> >    When Spyder IDE is working, you open the IDE and the ipython console
> displays the ipython console... and allows you to run commands (it doesn't
> have a dialog box).
>
> So can you test the latest version and if it does not solve your problem,
> you should considere reverting to the stable version of Debian.
>
> Cheers
>
> Frederic
>
> PS: Staying with Debian stable is always better in production except if
> you are preparing the next stable :)
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