I can't update Anaconda/Spyder, it won't let me

Craig Weinstein

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Feb 20, 2021, 4:37:00 PM2/20/21

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I'm following instructions like "conda update --all" in the Terminal for my Mac but nothing is working.

Carlos Córdoba

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Feb 20, 2021, 4:38:07 PM2/20/21

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Hi,

The right way to install Spyder is by running

conda update anaconda
conda install spyder=4.2.1

Cheers,
Carlos

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Jean-Louis Subra

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Feb 22, 2021, 6:10:38 AM2/22/21

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Hi,

Every time I try to update Spyder is "Stations of the Cross". The last time I tried is Thursday. I spent several hours and nothing worked. Finally I uninstall all products (Python, Pywin32, Anaconda) and today, when I launch again (only) "conda update anaconda", it works. It's extremely painful :-( .

Jean-Louis

Jean-Louis Subra

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Feb 22, 2021, 6:21:34 AM2/22/21

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Perhaps old components were preventing the update.

Jean-Louis

Mauricio AZALGARA BEDOYA

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Feb 22, 2021, 12:18:10 PM2/22/21

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Hi there,

You may review Anaconda documentation; in particular, the site on MacOS available at https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/mac-os/. Also, you may review the troubleshooting link at https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/user-guide/troubleshooting/; there are special instructions on your necessity under a link called "Conda update anaconda command does not install the latest version of Anaconda" available at https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/user-guide/troubleshooting/#conda-update-anaconda-command-does-not-install-the-latest-version-of-anaconda.

Regards,

Atentamente,

Mauricio AZÁLGARA

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On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 4:37 PM Craig Weinstein <craig.s....@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm following instructions like "conda update --all" in the Terminal for my Mac but nothing is working.

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Jean-Louis Subra

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Feb 23, 2021, 4:45:21 AM2/23/21

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Hi Mauricio,

Thank you for the link, it's interesting. For information I'm under Windows 10 and I don't install other packages for Anaconda, only Anaconda and I use Python 3.9.1 and Python 3.9 pywin32-300.

But effectively, even if I don't understand English very well, it seems it displayed conflicts during installation, perhaps with old version modules.

If next time I have problems again, I think I shall remove Anaconda before install it again. I hope it will run correctly again.

Jean-Louis

Carlos Córdoba

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Feb 23, 2021, 6:10:02 PM2/23/21

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Hi,

We know updating Spyder in Anaconda is really painful. That's why we created self-contained installers for Windows and macOS. You can find them here:

https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/releases/tag/v4.2.2

Since you have Anaconda already installed, you can use our installer along with the packages that come with Anaconda by following the instructions posted in our FAQ:

http://docs.spyder-ide.org/current/faq.html#using-existing-environment

Cheers,
Carlos

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