Spyder Stuck on Launch Console

Issue Report Checklist

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

Problem Description

I am new to Spyder and Python in general and have been running Spyder for about a month with no problems. Last week I had a Windows update and was having this same issue but it was fixed by updating Spyder. It was working fine after that and then Yesterday I had a blue screen of death and afterwards I tried to launch Spyder and it gets stuck in the launch console on “Launching code completion client for Python…” After several minutes Window’s will tell me Python is unresponsive and close the launcher.

What steps reproduce the problem?

1. Launching Spyder from Start
2. Launching Spyder from command prompt
3. Launching Spyder from Anaconda Navigator

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

Expect Spyder to launch but gets stuck in launch console and becomes unresponsive instead.

Paste Traceback/Error Below (if applicable)

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Versions

• Spyder version: 4.1.5
• Python version: 3.8.5
• Qt version: 5.9.7
• PyQt version: 5.9.2
• Operating System name/version: Windows 10

Dependencies

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[taylorpack13]

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Anaconda again. Now it is working. Not sure what happened or what I did differently this time but thank you for your help.

[ccordoba12]

Am I fine to run sypder without Kite?

Yes, you are. Kite provides additional functionality but it’s required to run Spyder.