Thanks Carlos I am obviously missing something key, as I cannot understand why the previous update approach - which has always "just worked" - seems to have been abandoned. I did not have to wait 3 or 6 months; there was simply a short command provided on the update dialog box to copy & run.
Cheers Derek On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 at 17:49, Carlos Córdoba <ccordob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > If you want to update via the defaults channel, then you’ll have to wait > months (maybe three or perhaps even six) for that because that’s the time > the Anaconda team takes these days to update Spyder. And, by the way, we > can’t do anything about it because we’re not affiliated to Anaconda. > > The instructions I referenced in my previous email make use of the > conda-forge channel, which is always up to date. But, since defaults and > conda-forge packages are binary incompatible, you need to create a new > environment for the update. Furthermore, you also need to install in that > env all packages you need for your work from conda-forge. > > > Cheers, > Carlos > > El 16/10/24 a las 0:39, Derek escribió: > > Hi > > Yes, I have already been using Spyder for many years now and updates have > always worked before - but now I cannot update to version 6. I don't want > to install; I want to upgrade. > > Thanks > Derek > > On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 at 05:46, Carlos Córdoba <ccordob...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> The link you referenced is to update Spyder with conda, not installing >> it. The link for that is: >> >> >> https://docs.spyder-ide.org/current/installation.html#installing-with-conda >> >> If you follow the instructions there then you'll be able to easily >> install Spyder 6. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Carlos >> >> El 25/09/24 a las 4:19, Derek escribió: >> >> Hi >> >> In the past, the message inside Spyder announcing an update provided >> steps to follow for conda. >> >> The new announcement does not. When I try and follow the website >> instructions at >> https://docs.spyder-ide.org/current/installation.html#updating-with-conda >> they fail. >> >> EnvironmentNameNotFound: Could not find conda environment: spyder-env >> You can list all discoverable environments with `conda info --envs`. >> >> The only Conda envs listed are ones I have created for projects >> ... now what do I do to upgrade? >> >> Current system info: >> >> * Spyder version: 5.5.6 (conda) >> * Python version: 3.11.5 64-bit >> * Qt version: 5.15.2 >> * PyQt5 version: 5.15.10 >> * Operating System: Linux-5.15.0-119-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.35 >> >> Thanks >> Derek >> -- >> 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 spyderlib+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/CAF1Wu3Mp0xoiBZnJpPCtikmis_hBnZnOpkQ2R6mv-mpHVW_k1A%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/CAF1Wu3Mp0xoiBZnJpPCtikmis_hBnZnOpkQ2R6mv-mpHVW_k1A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> 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 spyderlib+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/57113203-697f-47ec-8b83-7b85890f5070%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/57113203-697f-47ec-8b83-7b85890f5070%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 spyderlib+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/CAF1Wu3PEK3m28BJgRnk6bs1V__DWKQ31w4ziiOF2%3DtT%3DQ4KpzQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/CAF1Wu3PEK3m28BJgRnk6bs1V__DWKQ31w4ziiOF2%3DtT%3DQ4KpzQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > > -- > 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 spyderlib+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/927850d1-88e9-4fb9-9611-e0b82944a92b%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/927850d1-88e9-4fb9-9611-e0b82944a92b%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 spyderlib+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/CAF1Wu3O%2Bvyi2HmsyRd7b6x5DMyjSLVxhk7OJQm1-BJXEqRi8dQ%40mail.gmail.com.
