Spyder forces discrete graphics on OSX

I’ve found other related issues but have not been able to resolve this issue. I ran conda update spyder and conda update --all. Launching spyder still switches to my discrete graphics.

Issue Report Checklist

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

Problem Description

Spyder forces discrete graphics on OSX

What steps reproduce the problem?

1. Launching spyder

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

No switch to discrete graphics. Switch to discrete graphics. 😃

Paste Traceback/Error Below (if applicable)

PASTE TRACEBACK HERE

Versions

• Spyder version: Spyder 3.3.4
• Python version: Python 3.6.6 64-bit
• Qt version: Qt 5.9.6
• PyQt version: PyQt5 5.9.2
• Operating System name/version: Darwin 18.5.0

Dependencies

IPython >=4.0     :  7.4.0 (OK)
cython >=0.21     :  0.29.6 (OK)
jedi >=0.9.0      :  0.13.3 (OK)
matplotlib >=2.0.0:  3.0.3 (OK)
nbconvert >=4.0   :  5.4.1 (OK)
numpy >=1.7       :  1.16.2 (OK)
pandas >=0.13.1   :  0.24.2 (OK)
psutil >=0.3      :  5.6.1 (OK)
pycodestyle >=2.3 :  2.5.0 (OK)
pyflakes >=0.6.0  :  2.1.1 (OK)
pygments >=2.0    :  2.3.1 (OK)
pylint >=0.25     :  2.3.1 (OK)
qtconsole >=4.2.0 :  4.4.3 (OK)
rope >=0.9.4      :  0.12.0 (OK)
sphinx >=0.6.6    :  1.8.5 (OK)
sympy >=0.7.3     :  1.3 (OK)

[Christian-Moore]

Hello! I encountered the very same issue, and have found what so far seems to be an effective resolution. Just add the following in the info.plist folder inside of the Python app within the Anaconda folder: <key>NSSupportsAutomaticGraphicsSwitching</key> <true/> I’ve so far found it to work perfectly. I’ll say otherwise if that stops being the case. Here’s an informational image:

[ccordoba12]

We’ll take a look at it after we release Spyder 4, unless @goanpeca has time to do it before that.