my spyder compiler is freezing. plz help!!

Description I’m have windows 10 64bit. I downloaded the latest the latest version of spyder ie Python 3.2.8 and the compiler freezes after Ipython console shows up.

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. I switch on on spyder
2. everything goes fine until the ‘connecting to kernel version’ shows up
3. everything freezes except for the menu bar after the IPython console shows up

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

Please provide any additional information below

Version and main components

• Spyder Version: 3.2.6
• Python Version: 3.6.5
• Qt Versions: 5.9.4, PyQt5 5.9.2 on Windows

Dependencies

pyflakes >=0.6.0 :  1.6.0 (OK)
pycodestyle >=2.3:  2.4.0 (OK)
pygments >=2.0   :  2.2.0 (OK)
pandas >=0.13.1  :  0.23.0 (OK)
numpy >=1.7      :  1.14.3 (OK)
sphinx >=0.6.6   :  1.7.4 (OK)
rope >=0.9.4     :  0.10.7 (OK)
jedi >=0.9.0     :  0.12.0 (OK)
nbconvert >=4.0  :  5.3.1 (OK)
sympy >=0.7.3    :  1.1.1 (OK)
cython >=0.21    :  0.28.2 (OK)
qtconsole >=4.2.0:  4.3.1 (OK)
IPython >=4.0    :  6.4.0 (OK)
pylint >=0.25    :  1.8.4 (OK)

[ccordoba12]

everything freezes except for the menu bar after the IPython console shows up

Please post a screenshot of what you’re seeing. Thanks.

[mmagnuski]

although I am now having the same (similar?) problem when using spyder-notebook: the notebook would freeze every 2-3 minutes and unfreeze after something like 10-15 seconds.