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I'm looking for instructions on how to download and install Spyder3.

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and these are my computer specifications:

  • Ubuntu 64bits
  • Lenovo 510 Core I7
  • Ram: 8gb

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Spyder can be installed with the following commands:

Spyder

sudo apt install spyder

Spyder3

sudo apt install spyder3  

Python IDE for scientists
Spyder is a free open-source Python development environment providing MATLAB-like features in a simple and lightweight application.

If for you want to install the latest version of Sypder 3 instead of the Ubuntu package maintainer's version in Ubuntu 18.04 and earlier, the commands to do so are as follows:

sudo apt install python3-pip python3-pyqt4 python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtsvg python3-pyqt5.qtwebkit  
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade spyder  

In Ubuntu 20.04 and later the commands to install the latest version of Sypder 3 are:

sudo apt install python3-pip python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtsvg python3-pyqt5.qtwebkit  
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade spyder 

Spyder can do inline plotting. To try out this feature open the terminal and type:

sudo apt install python3 python3-matplotlib spyder3 ipython3  

After the ipython3 prompt in the IPython console copy/paste the below code and press the Enter key to run it.

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt   
x, y = [-1, 12], [1, 4]  
plt.plot(x, y, marker = 'o')  

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    Later in time it become just spyder3, so : sudo apt-get install spyder3
    – Omegafil
    Nov 24, 2017 at 9:15
  • @Omegafil spyder and spyder3 are two separate apps in all versions of Ubuntu from 12.04-19.04. You can install either one or both.
    – karel
    Jan 10, 2019 at 19:18
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Spyder3 is only available for trusty from backports repository.

  1. Open software-properties-gtk → Update tab → Enable "Unsupported updates (trusty-backports)"
  2. On closing, reload package list.

Now, you will able to find it in the software-center, otherwise using command line:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install spyder3

For similar issues, you may search for packages through packages.ubuntu.com

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