Matplotlib windows are not shown in front of Spyder on OS X

I updated to Anaconda 2.3.0 (OS X 64 bit, Python 2.7) with Spyder 2.3.5.2. I configured Spyder with interactive graphics but then no graphic window is shown. Only inline graphics work.

I deleted the Anaconda installation and the Anaconda configuration folders with rm -rf .conda/ .spyder2/ .ipython/ .matplotlib/ and installed Anaconda 2.3.0 again. But that didn’t help.

Any idea how to get interactive graphics in Anaconda 2.3.0 with Spyder back again?

[ghost]

Steps to reproduce:

1.) Start Spyder 2.3.5.2 from Anaconda Launcher 2.) Go to preferences -> IPython console -> Graphics -> Backend: changed to “Automatic” 3.) Select “Apply” and close preferences 3.) Restart IPython kernel 4.) Create simple graphic like

import pylab
import numpy as np

x = np.linspace(0, 2*np.pi, 100)
y = np.sin(x)
pylab.grid()
pylab.plot(x, y)

=> No interactive window pops up or is open in the background

Also quit Spyder and restart after change in preferences didn’t shows the interactive graphic window.

[ccordoba12]

Hey @psomdeb25, I think this error is fixed in our latest version (5.3.2).

Since it’s still not available in Anaconda, you have two options:

1. Use our Mac installer, which you can find here.

2. Create a new environment with conda-forge packages. For that, please close Spyder, open the Anaconda Prompt and run the following commands there:

    conda create -n spyder-cf -c conda-forge spyder
    conda activate spyder-cf
    spyder