Memory access error (memory dumped) when try to start spyder

Issue Report Checklist

• Searched the issues page for similar reports
• Read the relevant sections of the Spyder Troubleshooting Guide and followed its advice
• Reproduced the issue after updating with conda update spyder (or pip, if not using Anaconda)
• Could not reproduce inside jupyter qtconsole (if console-related)
• Tried basic troubleshooting (if a bug/error)
  • Restarted Spyder
  • Reset preferences with spyder --reset
  • Reinstalled the latest version of Anaconda
  • Tried the other applicable steps from the Troubleshooting Guide
• Completed the Problem Description, Steps to Reproduce and Version sections below

Problem Description

The error occur when I start Spyder with the terminal or with the Anaconda Navigator. Spyder don’t start and in the terminal the error message occur.

What steps reproduce the problem?

1. Start Spyder with the terminal
2. Start Spyder with the Anaconda Navigator
3. Start the Qtconsole with the Anaconda Navigator

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

I want to start Spyder, instead it don’t start and in the terminal an error message is shown.

Paste Traceback/Error Below (if applicable)

/home/mattes/.anaconda/navigator/scripts/gmt-python/spyder.sh: Zeile 3:  6197 Speicherzugriffsfehler  (Speicherabzug geschrieben) spyder > /home/mattes/.anaconda/navigator/scripts/gmt-python/spyder-out-2.txt 2> /home/mattes/.anaconda/navigator/scripts/gmt-python/spyder-err-2.txt

Speicherzugriffsfehler (Speicherabzug geschrieben) = Memory access error (memory dumped)

Versions

• Spyder version: 3.2.8
• Python version: 3.6.3
• Qt version: 5.6.2
• PyQt version: 5.6.0
• Operating System name/version: Ubuntu 16.04

Dependencies

[DennisScuba]

Thank you very much for the fast reply, the installation of pyopengl didn’t worked but when I switched to qt/pyqt 5.9 it worked! Thanks a lot for your help!

[CAM-Gerlach]

Thanks for your detailed reply.

When I try to start the qtconsole with the Anaconda Navigator inside the environment, this error occurs:

Okay, so this means that the problem has something to do with your Anaconda install. not Spyder, since its affecting other applications and thus out of our control.

Two things to try, before going ahead with the more dramatic suggestions in the Troubleshooting guide (like reinstalling Anaconda):

• Install pyopengl in your environment, e.g. with conda install pyopengl while the environment is activated, and try launching Spyder again
• Switch to qt/pyqt 5.9, with conda install pyqt=5.9. Usually the other way around is more reliable right now, but you never know…

Other than that, something in the troubleshooting guide should get you up and running again unless there is some issue with your machine.

Best of luck!