Python 3.5 with Spyder

[joesm...@gmail.com]

I am trying to run vpython with Spyder (Python 3.5).  When I run programs, no graphics show up.   I have two lines of code "from vpython import sphere" and "sphere()".   I do not get any error messages, the kernel says it ran the program, but nothing happens.  

If I create a jupyter notebook things work fine.  I would just like to be able to run things through spyder if possible. 

[Bruce Sherwood]

I know nothing about Spyder, but here's how Jupyter VPython works: 

Your Python program running in a local server sends commands such as "create a box at this location with this color" to a browser that is running a Jupyter notebook, where a JavaScript program creates a 3D box object using the GlowScript WebGL libraries. The Jupyter notebook is essential for communicating with a browser, and running in a browser is essential, because WebGL is a browser mechanism.

[Aaron Titus]

If using Spyder as your editor is important, then you will have to use VPython Classic and use Python 2.7. I recommend installing Anaconda and then installing vpython using Matt Craig’s installer:

conda install -c mwcraig vpython

However, Maximus Miridius reports at:

http://physicslogos.blogspot.com/2015/04/vpython-anaconda-and-ivisual.html

that this broke Spyder. Thus, I recommend trying it in an Anaconda environment.  To create an environment, see:

http://conda.pydata.org/docs/using/envs.html

Aaron

On Mar 26, 2016, at 3:45 PM, joesm...@gmail.com wrote:

I am trying to run vpython with Spyder (Python 3.5).  When I run programs, no graphics show up.   I have two lines of code "from vpython import sphere" and "sphere()".   I do not get any error messages, the kernel says it ran the program, but nothing happens.  

If I create a jupyter notebook things work fine.  I would just like to be able to run things through spyder if possible. 

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