nbconvert is reported as a missing dependency

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Problem Description

When I start spyder I get a message that I have missing dependencies:

nbconvert >=4.0: None (NOK)

despite having version 5.3.1 installed (via conda)

What steps reproduce the problem?

1. conda create --name test python=3.7 && conda activate test
2. conda install spyder
3. spyder

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

Expected output is no error.

What I see is:

Versions

• Spyder version: 3.3.3
• Python version: 3.7
• Qt version: 5.9.7-h5867ecd_1
• PyQt version: 5.9.2-py37h05f1152_2
• Operating System name/version: Ubuntu 18.04

[al3xsh]

Thanks,

Running conda install nbconvert upgraded nbconvert to 5.4.1 and the error went away!

Regards,

Alex

[aysebilgegunduz]

Hey @aysebilgegunduz, it seems your Anaconda installation is broken. Please see our video to learn how to remove it and reinstall it again.

Yes, thank you I reinstalled it.