Once you become a little more familiar with python(and you will really fast if you keep at it) the spyder install won't seem so bad. It is harder on windows though and probably not the easiest one to start with. You have to remember most python developers don't use windows much if at all, so sometimes windows instructions lag a bit. When you get more comfortable with it you can try the custom 64 bit install again. The main benefit is the additional address space available for large data sets. Although I am just starting really, coming from a matlab background it is a very impressive tool.
On Jan 3, 9:09 pm, "NerdFever.com" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for both replies, Matt! > > I got it installed today via python(x,y). That installed an older > version of Spyder, so I had to run the 2.1.6 installer afterward to > update it (not so obvious, but I figured it out). It seems to be > working OK now. > > I don't know why installing Spyder needs to be so difficult; I think a > lot more people would use it if there was a clear install guide. > > Also the documentation seems to be spread out among several different > web sites: > > http://packages.python.org/spyder/http://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/http://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/w/list > > (the last one is kind of hidden and hard to find; you have to click on > the "Wiki" link athttp://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/wiki/Support) > > It would be easier for those of us new to Spyder (and Python) if these > were consolidated into one place. > > Anyway, it's working for me now. It will be nice to have the x64 > support one day, but for now I can live with the 32-bit version. > > Many thanks to the developers for this great tool!! > > Cheers, > > --Dave -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib?hl=en.
