How to add python console in spyder

Question

After upgrade spyder version 3.2.1 .I con't find the python console in spyder. It is inconvenient when i plot data interactively though the Ipython console.How can i add the python console to the spyder.

Answer 1

( Spyder developer here ) The Python console was completely removed in Spyder 3.2.0 and it's not coming back. For the reasons to do that, please read this Github issue .

If you want to create interactive plots in the IPython console, you need to change your graphics backend to Automatic in

Tools > Preferences > IPython console > Graphics > Graphics Backend

Answer 2

The variable explorer in makes Spyder great for debugging but it doesn't stack up to full featured IDE's such as PyCharm community edition. In my opinion, Spyder is a much worse debugger since the console was removed so after 2 months of frustration with the newer version I "downgraded" back to version 3.1.4 which I love.

This will get you back to the version of Spyder where the beloved console still exists:

conda uninstall spyder

conda install spyder=3.1.4

Answer 3

Alt + Z or

View -> Panes -> Ipython Console