Spyder v2.1.9 Release Notes

  • ๐Ÿ› Bug fixes

    • ๐Ÿ›  Run configuration/bugfix: command line options were not properly parsed
    • Preferences dialog was not showing up with PySide installed and without PyQt4
    • Editor:
      • Closing additional editor window produced traceback and primary editor breakdown
      • File/Open: embedded editor popped up even if there is one in a separate window
      • Selecting a part of a word raises an IndexError exception
      • Revert option was prompting for user input even on an unmodified buffer
      • Added missing .f77 file extensions for Fortran files filter
      • Occurrence highlighting was not working when cursor was at the left side of a word and if the next character was ':', ',' or '(' (or any other character not matching the "word regexp")
    • Console:
      • Console was unusable (endless tracebacks) when monitor was disabled
      • File drag'n drop was not working (should execute dropped file)
    • ๐Ÿ”Œ (Experimental) IPython plugin:
      • Fixed compatibility issues with PyQt4 and IPython 0.12
      • Fixed multiple instances issue (it was not possible to open more than one IPython frontend) and other issues
      • IPython kernel connections were unpredictable ([Issue 977](../../issues/977))
    • ๐Ÿ›  Dictionary editor (Variable explorer): fixed UnboundLocalError when context menu is called on an empty table
    • Object inspector failed to show an error message due to unicode error
    • Project Explorer:
      • "Show all files" option was broken after restarting Spyder
      • It was impossible to create a project from an existing directory located outside the workspace