Hi AFAIK, I installed via conda - here is the extract related to Spyder from its package list:
$ conda list # packages in environment at /home/derek/miniconda3: # # Name Version Build Channel spyder 5.5.6 py311h38be061_0 conda-forge spyder-kernels 2.5.2 unix_pyh707e725_0 conda-forge Thanks Derek On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 at 23:05, Carlos Córdoba <ccordob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > How did you install Spyder? Since you posted you're using 5.5.6, it seems > you didn't install through Anaconda. > > > Cheers, > Carlos > > El 16/10/24 a las 13:01, Derek escribió: > > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/CAF1Wu3O%2Bvyi2HmsyRd7b6x5DMyjSLVxhk7OJQm1-BJXEqRi8dQ%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/bbac62f6-7c4b-4afb-aa16-21f327a61b69%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spyderlib/bbac62f6-7c4b-4afb-aa16-21f327a61b69%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. 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