Well I really can't think of a reason why accessing this file is not possible...

Anyone has any idea of what's going on?

-Pierre

Le 20 mars 2012 09:33, Roel De Coninck <[email protected]> a écrit :
> Yes, UAC was disabled.
>
> I found the solution, although it's probably only a workaround the problem:
> I changed the userconfig.py file, and disabled saving to the .spyder.ini
> file like this:
>
> def __save(self):
>         """
>         Save config into the associated .ini file
>         """
>         #this part of the script causes problems so let's try to save
> nothing at all
>         #conf_file = file(self.filename(),'w')
>         #self.write(conf_file)
>         #conf_file.close()
>         pass
>
> Now, I can shut down spyder and open again without problems.  And it even
> looks like the import sitecustomize fails error is gone.
> Roel
>
> On Sunday, 18 March 2012 13:31:08 UTC+1, Pierre Raybaut wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I see that you are a Windows 7 user: have you disabled UAC? (that is
>> almost mandatory when doing development on Windows 7)
>>
>> -Pierre
>>
>> Le 17 mars 2012 21:23, Roel De Coninck <[email protected]> a écrit :
>> > hm, I have bad news: even with the 'trick', it doesn't work now.
>> > So I started Spyder (v2.1.8), it started but import sitecustomize
>> > failed.  I
>> > closed spyder to try again, but then it didn't start anymore, neither
>> > way.
>> > But the good news: using the windows console, it kept the messages, and
>> > so I
>> > can give you the error message in the screenshot added.
>> > As you can see, there's a problem saving the .spyder.ini file.
>> >
>> > I can open the .spyder.ini file, and save it, so the 'w' options should
>> > be
>> > fine.  When I remove the file and start spyder again, I get exactly the
>> > same
>> > error message, but a new .spyder.ini is created in the right location.
>> >
>> > I see not solution.  Am I the only one suffering from this issue?
>> >
>> > thanks for your help,
>> > Roel
>> >
>> >
>> > On Friday, 16 March 2012 14:05:22 UTC+1, Roel De Coninck wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Dear all,
>> >>
>> >> I had 2 big problems with spyder (windows7, 64 bit)
>> >> 1) the program does not always start (I see a window popping up for a
>> >> second, then it closes and nothing happens)
>> >> 2) import sitecustomize failed
>> >>
>> >> The first problem seemed to occur more often after spyder was closed
>> >> down:
>> >> restarting rarely worked.
>> >> Now I found a solution to that problem, that is very surprising to me:
>> >> I
>> >> right click on the shortcut to start spyder, and copy the target (looks
>> >> like
>> >> this:
>> >> C:\Python27\python.exe "C:\Python27\Scripts\spyder").  Then I go to a
>> >> windows command window, paste and enter ==> spyder starts without any
>> >> problem. Why would this work, but not by clicking on the shortcut?
>> >>
>> >> I just thought I'd let you know.  I'm extremely delighted that this
>> >> works,
>> >> I hope the trick will keep on working in the future, or even better:
>> >> that
>> >> spyder would launch from the shortcut directly.
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Roel
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>
> On Sunday, 18 March 2012 13:31:08 UTC+1, Pierre Raybaut wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I see that you are a Windows 7 user: have you disabled UAC? (that is
>> almost mandatory when doing development on Windows 7)
>>
>> -Pierre
>>
>> Le 17 mars 2012 21:23, Roel De Coninck <[email protected]> a écrit :
>> > hm, I have bad news: even with the 'trick', it doesn't work now.
>> > So I started Spyder (v2.1.8), it started but import sitecustomize
>> > failed.  I
>> > closed spyder to try again, but then it didn't start anymore, neither
>> > way.
>> > But the good news: using the windows console, it kept the messages, and
>> > so I
>> > can give you the error message in the screenshot added.
>> > As you can see, there's a problem saving the .spyder.ini file.
>> >
>> > I can open the .spyder.ini file, and save it, so the 'w' options should
>> > be
>> > fine.  When I remove the file and start spyder again, I get exactly the
>> > same
>> > error message, but a new .spyder.ini is created in the right location.
>> >
>> > I see not solution.  Am I the only one suffering from this issue?
>> >
>> > thanks for your help,
>> > Roel
>> >
>> >
>> > On Friday, 16 March 2012 14:05:22 UTC+1, Roel De Coninck wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Dear all,
>> >>
>> >> I had 2 big problems with spyder (windows7, 64 bit)
>> >> 1) the program does not always start (I see a window popping up for a
>> >> second, then it closes and nothing happens)
>> >> 2) import sitecustomize failed
>> >>
>> >> The first problem seemed to occur more often after spyder was closed
>> >> down:
>> >> restarting rarely worked.
>> >> Now I found a solution to that problem, that is very surprising to me:
>> >> I
>> >> right click on the shortcut to start spyder, and copy the target (looks
>> >> like
>> >> this:
>> >> C:\Python27\python.exe "C:\Python27\Scripts\spyder").  Then I go to a
>> >> windows command window, paste and enter ==> spyder starts without any
>> >> problem. Why would this work, but not by clicking on the shortcut?
>> >>
>> >> I just thought I'd let you know.  I'm extremely delighted that this
>> >> works,
>> >> I hope the trick will keep on working in the future, or even better:
>> >> that
>> >> spyder would launch from the shortcut directly.
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Roel
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >
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>
>
> On Sunday, 18 March 2012 13:31:08 UTC+1, Pierre Raybaut wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I see that you are a Windows 7 user: have you disabled UAC? (that is
>> almost mandatory when doing development on Windows 7)
>>
>> -Pierre
>>
>> Le 17 mars 2012 21:23, Roel De Coninck <[email protected]> a écrit :
>> > hm, I have bad news: even with the 'trick', it doesn't work now.
>> > So I started Spyder (v2.1.8), it started but import sitecustomize
>> > failed.  I
>> > closed spyder to try again, but then it didn't start anymore, neither
>> > way.
>> > But the good news: using the windows console, it kept the messages, and
>> > so I
>> > can give you the error message in the screenshot added.
>> > As you can see, there's a problem saving the .spyder.ini file.
>> >
>> > I can open the .spyder.ini file, and save it, so the 'w' options should
>> > be
>> > fine.  When I remove the file and start spyder again, I get exactly the
>> > same
>> > error message, but a new .spyder.ini is created in the right location.
>> >
>> > I see not solution.  Am I the only one suffering from this issue?
>> >
>> > thanks for your help,
>> > Roel
>> >
>> >
>> > On Friday, 16 March 2012 14:05:22 UTC+1, Roel De Coninck wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Dear all,
>> >>
>> >> I had 2 big problems with spyder (windows7, 64 bit)
>> >> 1) the program does not always start (I see a window popping up for a
>> >> second, then it closes and nothing happens)
>> >> 2) import sitecustomize failed
>> >>
>> >> The first problem seemed to occur more often after spyder was closed
>> >> down:
>> >> restarting rarely worked.
>> >> Now I found a solution to that problem, that is very surprising to me:
>> >> I
>> >> right click on the shortcut to start spyder, and copy the target (looks
>> >> like
>> >> this:
>> >> C:\Python27\python.exe "C:\Python27\Scripts\spyder").  Then I go to a
>> >> windows command window, paste and enter ==> spyder starts without any
>> >> problem. Why would this work, but not by clicking on the shortcut?
>> >>
>> >> I just thought I'd let you know.  I'm extremely delighted that this
>> >> works,
>> >> I hope the trick will keep on working in the future, or even better:
>> >> that
>> >> spyder would launch from the shortcut directly.
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Roel
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> > --
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>> >
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>
>
> On Sunday, 18 March 2012 13:31:08 UTC+1, Pierre Raybaut wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I see that you are a Windows 7 user: have you disabled UAC? (that is
>> almost mandatory when doing development on Windows 7)
>>
>> -Pierre
>>
>> Le 17 mars 2012 21:23, Roel De Coninck <[email protected]> a écrit :
>> > hm, I have bad news: even with the 'trick', it doesn't work now.
>> > So I started Spyder (v2.1.8), it started but import sitecustomize
>> > failed.  I
>> > closed spyder to try again, but then it didn't start anymore, neither
>> > way.
>> > But the good news: using the windows console, it kept the messages, and
>> > so I
>> > can give you the error message in the screenshot added.
>> > As you can see, there's a problem saving the .spyder.ini file.
>> >
>> > I can open the .spyder.ini file, and save it, so the 'w' options should
>> > be
>> > fine.  When I remove the file and start spyder again, I get exactly the
>> > same
>> > error message, but a new .spyder.ini is created in the right location.
>> >
>> > I see not solution.  Am I the only one suffering from this issue?
>> >
>> > thanks for your help,
>> > Roel
>> >
>> >
>> > On Friday, 16 March 2012 14:05:22 UTC+1, Roel De Coninck wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Dear all,
>> >>
>> >> I had 2 big problems with spyder (windows7, 64 bit)
>> >> 1) the program does not always start (I see a window popping up for a
>> >> second, then it closes and nothing happens)
>> >> 2) import sitecustomize failed
>> >>
>> >> The first problem seemed to occur more often after spyder was closed
>> >> down:
>> >> restarting rarely worked.
>> >> Now I found a solution to that problem, that is very surprising to me:
>> >> I
>> >> right click on the shortcut to start spyder, and copy the target (looks
>> >> like
>> >> this:
>> >> C:\Python27\python.exe "C:\Python27\Scripts\spyder").  Then I go to a
>> >> windows command window, paste and enter ==> spyder starts without any
>> >> problem. Why would this work, but not by clicking on the shortcut?
>> >>
>> >> I just thought I'd let you know.  I'm extremely delighted that this
>> >> works,
>> >> I hope the trick will keep on working in the future, or even better:
>> >> that
>> >> spyder would launch from the shortcut directly.
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Roel
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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