How do I run two separate instances of Spyder

Question

I want to be able to have two instances which are completely independent in the sense that I can be working on two separate unrelated projects in different folders without any i

Answer 1

(Spyder dev here) This is very easy. You need to go to:

Tools > Preferences > General

and click "Advanced Settings" tab, and deactivate the option called

[ ] Use a single instance

Then every time you start Spyder a new window will be opened. If you want the old behavior back, just activate that option again.