Spyder Module Import

Question

I am trying to import cv2 module in Spyder.app but somehow it does not import. By the way I am able to import it in a terminal. Can anyone of you guys please help me?

Answer 1

This is what you need to do:

1. Open a terminal and run python or ipython.

2. In there execute these two commands:

   import sys

   sys.executable

3. Copy the output of the last command

4. Open Spyder and go to

   Spyder > Preferences > Console > Advanced settings > Python Executable

   Select the option

   Use the following Python interpreter

   and paste there the result of step 3 (this option is only available in Spyder 2.2.3 or newer).

5. Finally go to Interpreters > Open a Python interpreter. This will open a new console that will be running the same Python version that you use in a terminal.