Re: Spyder, Cython, Mac OS X woes

[argon]

On Thursday, November 22, 2012 7:01:28 PM UTC, argon wrote:

Hi all

Can anyone please explain or point me to a  source  how to use Cython in combination with Spyder on Mac OS X?

I am new to Cython but managed to the following hello-world from the command line (outside of Spyder):

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python setup.py build_ext --inplace

running build_ext

cythoning hello.pyx to hello.c

building 'hello' extension

creating build

creating build/temp.macosx-10.5-x86_64-2.7

....

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However, doing this say from within Spyder results in the error message:

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*** ImportError: No module named Cython.Distutils

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I understand that the Spyder terminal is of no use (according to the FAQ) and does not have access to my .bashrc?

Spyder  has the option "Execute in an external system terminal". However, if I try to run a program with that option nothing happens. There is no external system terminal that would pop up.

My details on Mac OS X 10.6.8 and Spyder 2.2.0dev (fetched from the net precompiled):

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Enthought Python Distribution -- www.enthought.com

Version: 7.1-2 (64-bit)

Python 2.7.2 |EPD 7.1-2 (64-bit)| (default, Jul 27 2011, 14:50:45) 

[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)] on darwin

Type "packages", "demo" or "enthought" for more information.

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Let me add. Finishing off the Cython hello world example (http://docs.cython.org/src/quickstart/build.html) from within Spyder leads to:

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from hello import say_hello_to

print say_hello_to('me')

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runfile(r'/do.py', wdir=r'/cy')

*** ImportError: No module named nonmultipart

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However, it works from the Mac OS X Terminal (outside of Spyder):

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python do.py

Hello me!

None

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By the way: Using Spyder on Mac OS X on a daily basis would be impossible due the cursor speed (particularly when using the delete/backspace key). My cursor and keyboard speed is set to max in Mac OS X Preferences but has no effect in Spyder whatsoever. Everything is fine on Ubuntu though. I haven't found a option which would let me adjust the cursor speed in Spyder.

Thanks for any input