It did work! It lost a few panes but it was easy to restore them. Now running version Spyder version: 6.0.1 (conda)
Thanks for your help Carlos. On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 at 17:01, Carlos Córdoba <ccordob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > You used conda-forge, as I suspected, which is really good. > > Then you should be able to update by simply running this command: > > conda install spyder=6 > > > Cheers, > Carlos > > El 17/10/24 a las 0:37, Derek escribió: > > 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 >>>> 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