Can't launch nothing from Anaconda

Problem Description

I am new with anaconda spyder and python, but I just downloaded anaconda and trying to launch spyder. The window with spyder 3 it does open (check the image) but nothing come up. after few minutes everything disappear and I get this error (check image 2). Can please someone help me? Thanks a lot. I’ve got the same error with qtconsole.

What steps reproduce the problem?

1. download anaconda 5.2 python 3.6 spyder 3.2.8 on windows 10 64bit
2. open anaconda launcher
3. launch spyder

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

I expected spyder to open, but I don’t see anything happening. It seems spyder is running, but it doesn’t show on screen.

(base) C:\Users\Riccardo>spyder
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\traitlets\traitlets.py", line 528, in get
    value = obj._trait_values[self.name]
KeyError: 'context'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\spyder\app\mainwindow.py", line 3208, in main
    mainwindow = run_spyder(app, options, args)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\spyder\app\mainwindow.py", line 3084, in run_spyder
    main.setup()
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\spyder\app\mainwindow.py", line 1172, in setup
    self.setup_layout(default=False)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\spyder\app\mainwindow.py", line 1457, in setup_layout
    self.setup_default_layouts('default', settings)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\spyder\app\mainwindow.py", line 1633, in setup_default_layouts
    widget.toggle_view(True)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\spyder\plugins\ipythonconsole.py", line 725, in toggle_view
    self.create_new_client(give_focus=False)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\spyder\plugins\ipythonconsole.py", line 1046, in create_new_client
    self.connect_client_to_kernel(client, is_cython=is_cython)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\spyder\plugins\ipythonconsole.py", line 1074, in connect_client_to_kernel
    is_cython=is_cython)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\spyder\plugins\ipythonconsole.py", line 1522, in create_kernel_manager_and_kernel_client
    kernel_manager.start_kernel(stderr=stderr)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\jupyter_client\manager.py", line 261, in start_kernel
    self._connect_control_socket()
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\jupyter_client\manager.py", line 210, in _connect_control_socket
    self._control_socket = self.connect_control()
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\jupyter_client\connect.py", line 571, in connect_control
    return self._create_connected_socket('control', identity=identity)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\jupyter_client\connect.py", line 543, in _create_connected_socket
    sock = self.context.socket(socket_type)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\traitlets\traitlets.py", line 556, in __get__
    return self.get(obj, cls)
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\traitlets\traitlets.py", line 535, in get
    value = self._validate(obj, dynamic_default())
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\jupyter_client\manager.py", line 42, in _context_default
    return zmq.Context.instance()
  File "C:\Users\Riccardo\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\zmq\sugar\context.py", line 108, in instance
    cls._instance = cls(io_threads=io_threads)
  File "zmq/backend/cython/context.pyx", line 49, in zmq.backend.cython.context.Context.__cinit__
zmq.error.ZMQError: Unknown error
[4164:9312:0703/153514.462:ERROR:broker_win.cc(59)] Error reading broker pipe: Pipe terminata. (0x6D)
[2164:2136:0703/153514.463:ERROR:broker_win.cc(59)] Error reading broker pipe: Pipe terminata. (0x6D)

[mingwandroid]

Probably a virus scanner getting in the way?

[ccordoba12]

Good advice @mingwandroid, thanks!

@rb1990, I hope deactivating your antivirus/firewall works for you because I’m really out of ideas.