Ipython console in Spyder stuck on “connecting to kernel”

Question

I am new to python and coming from Matlab and I have installed the latest version of Python(x,y) (2.7.9.0) on my Win 8 64 bit PC.

The problem that I have is that, e

Answer 1

Disabling anti-virus helped me resolve this issue instantly. Once the console was displayed, I enabled my anti-virus again.

Answer 2

Another possible solution to this problem is to update your pyzmq library to version 14.6.0 or higher, which should fix this problem in Windows 8.

If you are using Anaconda, you just need to do

conda update pyzmq

to do that.

Answer 3

Removing /anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages from PYTHONPATH manager in Spyder solved this for me.

Answer 4

Try typing these 3 lines from the anaconda command prompt:

conda create -n spyder python=2.7 spyder

activate spyder

spyder

Answer 5

I run "Reset Spyder Settings" from the Windows Menu in the Anaconda section.

Answer 6

In my case I had to update the package ipykernel as well (on Python 3.6.3 | Anaconda 64-bit | Windows 10). Now my Spyder can spawn conoles in reasonable time.

Using pip I succeeded by:

pip install -U pyzmq

pip install -U ipykernel