installing anaconda3 fails (failed to create menus)

[Hikki]

I have no idea where to ask this but I desperately need to upgrade to python 3 and the rabbit hole just goes on, this time not allowing me to install anaconda3 (anaconda2 5.2.0 installed just fine before).

None of the suggestions on this page helped https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5784...eate-menus

So what am I doing wrong? One suggestion I haven't tried is to install an older version because the whole idea is to be up to date.

[snippsat]

this time not allowing me to install anaconda3 (anaconda2 5.2.0 installed just fine before).

This is not Anaconda3 --> anaconda2 5.2.0
That's an old Python 2 version of Anaconda from 2018.

I would advice Miniconda ,then follow this post and make your environment with eg Python 3.10.2.

[Hikki]

I didn't ask about Anaconda2, I asked about Anaconda3. It won't install. Anaconda2 worked just fine but it is outdated.

Am I asking on the wrong forum?

[snippsat]

What happen when you try install 64-Bit Graphical Installer (510 MB)?
My advice was Miniconda3 that's just the same as Anaconda3(without packages).
The you install what packages needed.

[Hikki]

That is what failed to install. The reason I need Anaconda is to use Spyder which is what a web scraping instructor uses in his video, I'm trying not to fall in too many rabbit holes. If being without the packages means I must manually install every function, I'd rather just figure out why Anaconda isn't installing.

Anaconda3 2019.03 installed successfully but the kernel in the IPython console in Spyder is now not working.

[snippsat]

naconda3 2019.03 installed successfully but the kernel in the IPython console in Spyder is now not working.

Try make new environment.
Installation Guide

1	conda create -n spyder-env spyder=4 numpy scipy pandas matplotlib sympy cython

Remember to always activate a environment (base) or if run commands over (spyder-env).
Could get away not activate a environment in Anaconda2,but not in Anaconda3.
So eg if i use Miniconda or Anaconda,must have environment activate (tom_env) first.

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G:\div_code λ G:\miniconda3\Scripts\activate.bat tom_env   (tom_env) G:\div_code

(base) is the original environment.

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(tom_env) G:\div_code λ activate base   conda.bat activate base   (base) G:\div_code

[Hikki]

Where do I type those commands? Your link says I can install Spyder stand-alone, should I try that first?
Thanks.

[snippsat]

Anaconda Prompt or terminal
So you do it from command line Anaconda Prompt automatically activate (base) environment.
I use cmder so i do activating myself,if use cmd most also activating yourself.
When (base) is activate try typing spyder and see it work.

[Hikki]

Hey, installing Spyder as a standalone worked superb, thanks guys.

Btw, is Miniconda the same thing as Anaconda prompt?

[snippsat]

Btw, is Miniconda the same thing as Anaconda prompt?

Now they are not at all the same
Anaconda prompt is Terminal command line(cmd) with (base) environment active.
Miniconda is the same as Anaconda without all the pre-installed(600+) packages that Anacondas has.

Hey, installing Spyder as a standalone worked superb, thanks guys

I should be in the connect to Anaconda (base) environment and not only work standalone version,then you get trouble not finding packages.
You most learn command line as use of Conda and pip.
Like basic install with conda and making new environment and switch between them.
Quick demo.

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G:\miniconda3 λ cd Scripts\   # Activate (base) environment G:\miniconda3\Scripts λ activate   # conda version (base) G:\miniconda3\Scripts λ conda --version conda 4.11.0   # pip version see that point to this and OS as it could if not (base) active (base) G:\miniconda3\Scripts λ pip --version pip 21.3.1 from G:\miniconda3\lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.9)   # Switch to a another environment (base) G:\miniconda3\Scripts λ activate tom_env   # List pacakes install in (tom_env) (tom_env) G:\miniconda3\Scripts λ conda list # packages in environment at G:\miniconda3\envs\tom_env: # # Name                    Version                   Build  Channel argon2-cffi               21.3.0             pyhd8ed1ab_0    conda-forge argon2-cffi-bindings      21.2.0          py310he2412df_1    conda-forge attrs                     21.4.0             pyhd8ed1ab_0    conda-forge backcall                  0.2.0              pyh9f0ad1d_0    conda-forge backports                 1.0                        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