[spyder] Adding Spyder icon (Favorites bar) on Ubuntu 18.04

[fchirono]

Hi, not sure if this is a Spyder issue or a Ubuntu issue, but let's give it 
a try here first.

I have freshly installed Ubuntu 18.04 and Anaconda (with Python 3.7) in my 
laptop, and I'm now trying to set up a launch icon for Spyder - something 
I've done many times in the past couple of years when running Ubuntu 16.

I can successfully run Spyder from the Terminal and it seems to be working 
fine, but when I run it from the terminal and right-click the icon, it does 
not give me an option for adding it to Favorites.

It seems I can manually add an icon for it by creating a .desktop file for 
it, as described here 

 
and here 
;
 
I tired that, but Spyder does NOT show up in Applications after creating 
the .desktop files. In fact, I get a generic "There was an error launching 
the application" message when double-clicking the .desktop file. I even 
tried using the "spyder.desktop" file in the Spyder Github, but to no avail.

Is this a known issue with Spyder and Ubuntu 18? Does anyone knows how to 
sort this out?


As usual, many thanks for the great job and the wonderful support! :)
Kind Regards - Fabio

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[spyder] Re: graphics window

[fchirono]

Hi Jean-Philippe,

Go to "Tools" - "Preferences" - "IPython Console" - "Graphics", and select 
your graphics backend to "Automatic"; that should bring the separate 
graphic window back whenever you plot something on Matplotlib. Hope this 
helps!

Fabio

On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 5:43:13 PM UTC+1, 
jean-phili...@wanadoo.fr wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I just updated Spyder to version 3.2.2. I find that the separate graphic 
> window
> that used to be created whenever I used Matplotlib does not appear anymore.
> Plots are shown inside the IPython console and interaction is impossile.
> What should I do ?
> I use python 3.6, matplotlib 2.02 under win 7/64 bits.
> Thanks for your help
> Jean-Philippe
>
>

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[spyder] Re: Fat Black Cursor Replacement and Stopping The Text Overwriting

[fchirono]

Hi Vuk,

If I understand your problem correctly, you need to press the "Insert" key 
to change the cursor behaviour between the "fat" cursor (that overwrites 
characters with the ones you type) and the "thin" cursor (that simply 
inserts new characters when you type). This is not really related to Spyder 
or Python, though; I believe any text editing software will present a 
similar behaviour regarding the "Insert" key.

Hope this helps,
Fabio

On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 9:35:27 PM UTC+1, Vuk Pardic wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Would like to know if there is a way in Spyder that you can 
> replace the black fat cursor with the regular line  which is always 
> overwriting the existing text so when I make a small typo I am forced to 
> delete the whole line up until that point.
> Basically,I would like to have the regular texting line which when I would 
> make a mistake would end in the position that I click on and would only 
> delete the character that I select  and wont  ''eat'' the character and 
> start the chain reaction of eating(deleting) text which would force   me to 
> delete the line from the beginning.I have searched for this through the 
> internet but have only found the solution for C and Java IDEs and I haven;t 
> found anything similar for Spyder or any other iPython 
> Environments.Hopefully someone would have an answer here
>
>   In hopes of quick reply,
> Vuk
>

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Re: [spyder] Zooming text in Editor and Console in Spyder. How do I do it?

[fchirono]

On my computer (Ubuntu 16.04 + Anaconda/Python 3.5) it is "Ctrl Shift + " 
to zoom in the console, and "Ctrl -" to zoom out. For the Editor, just 
"Ctrl +" and "Ctrl -" will do the trick.

On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 12:37:50 PM UTC, ces...@uci.edu wrote:
>
> On the Mac, the console is Cmd-Shift- + (to actually be a + unless you use 
> the numeric keypad) and Cmd- -.  In the editor, it's just Cmd- + (aka 
> Cmd-=) and Cmd- -.
>
> Craig 
>
> On Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 8:22:32 AM UTC-8, Carlos Córdoba wrote:
>>
>> Ctrl + + to zoom in
>> Ctrl + - to zoom out
>>
>> El 25/01/17 a las 09:49, Arthur Taub escribió:
>>
>> I would like to, increase the size of text in Spyder Editor and Console. 
>> How do I do it?
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Re: [spyder] Re: Spyder 3 “Set Console Working Directory” button missing

[fchirono]

Personally, I think it's easier to navigate and change the directory using 
the File Explorer than the toolbar; besides, I find it's a bit counter 
intuitive to have changes in one mirrored by changes in the other going 
both ways, but at the same time have changes in the working directory 
working only when you change the toolbar.

Having said that, I'm fine just knowing that it's meant to work as it is :P 
it's just my intuition that expected something different. Thanks for the 
clarification anyway!

Cheers,
Fabio

On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 7:34:28 PM UTC, Carlos Córdoba wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> That's true, we don't change the working directory when browsing in the 
> File Explorer. Why do you need that?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Carlos
>
> El 15/01/17 a las 10:02, Scott Forney escribió:
>
> This is not my experience Jitse. 
>
> If I use the bold folder and up-arrow icons
>
> 
>
>
> to change the path, the working directory changes with it. 
>
> But if I select folders in the file explorer or use the small up-arrow 
> icons
>
> 
>
>
>
> to change the path, the working directory does not follow.
>
> Just updated to Spyder 3.0.2
>
> On Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 11:00:25 AM UTC-6, 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 
>>>  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 
>>>  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 '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!
>>>
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Re: [spyder] Re: Spyder 3 “Set Console Working Directory” button missing

[fchirono]

Hi all,

So, slightly related issue: now the IPython console working directory 
updates automatically when I change the directory in the toolbar, which is 
great! However, when I use the "file explorer" tab to navigate the file 
structure in the computer, even though I can see the directory changing in 
the toolbar as I navigate, the actual IPython console working directory 
does not change (which can be checked using "%pwd"). I assume both of them 
were meant to change the working directory as you browse the file 
structure, so perhaps there's another missing connection there?

One more thing: I've also noted that any working directory changes made in 
the console using "cd" are not automatically reflected neither in the file 
explorer nor in the toolbar. I'm not complaining about it, it's just that 
I'm not sure if this is meant to work as it is and I thought I'd mention it 
in any case :P

As usual, many thanks for your great work! :)


Cheers,
Fabio

On Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 3:27:58 PM UTC+1, fchi...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> 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 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 
  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, 

[spyder] Re: Where is the Object Inspector tab?

[fchirono]

Hi,

I believe what used to be the "Object Inspector" is now the "Help" tab - at 
least both tabs have the same layout and can be used to display the 
documentation for the different functions.

Kind Regards,
Fabio

On Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 9:43:23 PM UTC, Mp R wrote:
>
> I can't see it in the *V*iew menu, and I don't know how to have it show 
> as a tab in the explorer section:
>
>
> 
>
>

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Re: [spyder] Re: Spyder 3 “Set Console Working Directory” button missing

[fchirono]

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  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 
>>>  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 
>>>  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 '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!
>>>
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[spyder] Re: Spyder 3 “Set Console Working Directory” button missing

[fchirono]

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 
>>  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 
>>  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 '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!
>>
>

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[spyder] Spyder 3 “Set Console Working Directory” button missing

[fchirono]

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 
 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 
 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 '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!

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