Spyder unable to load extension pydevd_plugin_pandas_types

Question

Unsing Spyder I receive the following error when starting the IDE:

Python 3.7.15 (default, Nov 24 2022, 21:12:53) 
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IPython 7.31.1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.

An error ocurred while starting the kernel
Unable to load extension: pydevd_plugins.extensions.types.pydevd_plugin_pandas_types

What is the cause and how to fix this issue?

* Spyder version: 5.3.3  (conda)
* Python version: 3.7.15 64-bit
* Qt version: 5.15.2
* PyQt5 version: 5.15.7
* Operating System: Linux 4.19.0-5-amd64

Answer 1

The UnsatisfiableError error message typically indicates that the package you are trying to install (in this case, spyder-kernels=2.4) has a dependency that conflicts with another package or version of Python already installed in your environment.

Here are a few things you can try to resolve the issue:

Make sure you have activated the correct conda environment before running the conda install command. You can do this by running conda activate <env_name> in your terminal or Anaconda prompt.

1.Try updating your existing packages before installing spyder-kernels=2.4. You can do this by running conda update --all in your terminal or Anaconda prompt.

2.Try creating a new conda environment specifically for Spyder and its dependencies. You can create a new environment with the necessary Python version and install Spyder and other packages using the following commands:

conda create -n spyder_env python=3.8
conda activate spyder_env
conda install spyder=5.0

This will create a new environment called spyder_env with Python 3.8 and install Spyder 5.0.

3.If none of the above works, try removing the existing environment and creating a new one from scratch. You can remove an environment with the command conda remove --name <env_name> --all. Just be aware that this will remove all packages and dependencies in the environment.

Hopefully one of these solutions will help resolve the UnsatisfiableError you're seeing.