I had the same problem on Windows 7 running Anaconda with Python 2.7. For me the solution was to update ipython
conda update conda conda update ipython ipython-notebook ipython-qtconsole Hope this helps On Friday, June 5, 2015 at 5:03:47 PM UTC+1, dprice wrote: > > This concludes my troubleshooting of this problem: > > Unfortunately, nothing seemed to work. This computer is an enterprise > maintained unit, and though I have administrator privileges, I am not "the > administrator". So, I had my help desk rep look at it and he ran a windows > systems file check utility (sfc) and it report several corrupted Win 7 > system files. The log of these error was over 2MB in size, but I did not > have privileges to look at it. When the sys admin tried to look at it, he > was denied as well. Odd, I know, but the conclusion is, this computer is > sick and needs to be re-imaged. When the administrator is denied access, > something is truly amiss. > > Is this the root cause of my problem? Unknown, but if when you have > corrput system files and my problem with sypder happens when a windows file > explorer is opened, there is a good chance they are connected. Regardless, > trouble shooting a spyder problem on a computer with corrupted system files > is probably a fruitless task. > > They won't re-image my machine because its too old. So, I have to pitch my > thinkpad... which has been a fantastic machine.... for a Dell. > > On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 1:22:49 PM UTC-7, dprice wrote: >> >> After some digging, I'm fairly convinced that its not spyder or python >> that are causing directly causing my problems, but somehow related to the >> Windows explorer function. >> >> When I run spyder, I get the crash when I see "loading file >> explorer....." on the splash screen. >> >> I can start spyder light and run python interactively just fine. I can >> see and use the variable explorer. >> >> BUT, when I attempt to either use the "working directory" function from >> the options pull down in spyder light, OR I attempt to run a python script >> using the "Run..." command from the spyder light options pull down, spyder >> light just disappears from my screen. By running spyder light from another >> computer, the first thing I see is a windows file explorer window when I >> access the two aforementioned commands, is a windows file explorer. >> >> So, I now know: >> 1. When spyder tried to load the file explorer at startup, it crashes >> 2. When spyder light tries to open the the working directory, it >> activiates a Windows explorer window, and crashes. >> 3. When spyder light tries run a python script, it activiates a Windows >> explorer window, and crashes. >> >> The votes have been counted folk....Somehow, when spyder/python tries to >> access this function in the OS, it crashes. >> >> Is this a registry problem? A path problem? >> >> D >> >> On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 10:36:12 AM UTC-7, dprice wrote: >>> >>> Carlos, >>> >>> Thanks for the reply. If you could redirect all advice regarding this >>> issue to this group, I'd appreciate it. Google groups is more convenient >>> for me to use than GitHub. >>> >>> This morning, I reinstalled spyder (conda install spyder) after I >>> uninstalled it last night. >>> >>> "spyder" did not work. >>> "spyder --new-instance" did not work >>> >>> Deleting the .spyder2 directory, followed by "spyder --new-instance" did >>> not work. >>> >>> In all cases, Windows reported "python.exe has stopped working". >>> >>> Windows reported: >>> >>> Problem signature: >>> Problem Event Name: APPCRASH >>> Application Name: python.exe >>> Application Version: 0.0.0.0 >>> Application Timestamp: 54935c78 >>> Fault Module Name: python27.dll >>> Fault Module Version: 2.7.9150.1013 >>> Fault Module Timestamp: 54935c77 >>> Exception Code: c0000005 >>> Exception Offset: 0008fc79 >>> OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.4 >>> Locale ID: 1033 >>> Additional Information 1: 0a9e >>> Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789 >>> Additional Information 3: 0a9e >>> Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789 >>> >>> If I'm not mistaken, the additional info lines contain call outs to my >>> registry, though a search via REGEDIT turned up no matches.. >>> >>> My username is 5 letters that are all ascii. >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 8:09:42 PM UTC-7, Carlos Córdoba wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Please follow the advice I gave you on Github. Other than that, I'd >>>> like to ask you if you have a Windows user name that has non-ascii letters >>>> on it. That could be other thing that is causing your problem. >>>> >>>> And yet another advice is to look for and remove our configuration >>>> directory, which is called .spyder2 (notice the dot at the beginning of >>>> it). >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Carlos >>>> >>>> El 19/05/15 a las 18:36, dprice escribió: >>>> >>>> I've been trying to solve this problem for weeks, to no avail. Please >>>> note I am a technical person, but hardware, not software. >>>> >>>> Here's the issue. I had the old Spyder 1.7.0/pyt2.7 working for years >>>> on my laptop, Win 7, 32-bit. I recently uninstalled it and reinstalled >>>> Spyder 2.3.4-pyt2.7. >>>> >>>> When: >>>> >>>> I launch spyder from: >>>> >>>> 1. The Spyder Windows icon >>>> 2. From the windows command prompt >>>> 3. From the Anaconda command prompt >>>> 4. From the python command line >>>> 5. From the windows command prompt with defaults (spyder --defaults) >>>> >>>> It always results in a crash, followed by "python.exe has stopped >>>> working" (or sometimes "pythonw.exe has stopped working"). This usually >>>> happens when the splash screen says "loading file explorer" >>>> >>>> What I have tried that does not fix the problem: >>>> >>>> 1. Uninstalling and reinstalling >>>> 2. Resetting spyder (spyder --reset) >>>> 3. deleting the .spyder2 directory >>>> 4. changing the spyder config file, to disable the explorer. This >>>> results in the crash happening when the splash screen says "loading >>>> namespace...." >>>> >>>> The only information I receive from windows is the an applications >>>> crash, and the offending application is python27.dll. >>>> >>>> I'm out of ideas and need help. I am willing to do the work and send >>>> whatever info required to solve this problem, but I need a guru to lead >>>> the >>>> way. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "spyder" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
