[FIXED] Spyder keeps crashing in virtual python environment in OSX

Issue

I'm running an OSX Mountain Lion installation of Spyder (version 'spyder-2.2.0beta2.zip') inside a virtual environment setup using virtualenv and the Enthought academic build of Python. The setup loads up okay, but crashes whenever I am inside the 'save as' dialogue box, specifically as soon as I click on the 'Where:' dropdown box to select a folder. The terminal used to open Spyder then reports Segmentation fault: 11. Any ideas whats causing this?

Solution

(Spyder dev here) This is not our fault nor Enthought's one, but PySide's: the Python Qt bindings distributed by Enthought. Unfortunately they are not very stable (causing crashes like the one you described) and currently unmaintained, so we can't do anything about it.

Our recommended installation method on Mac is using our DMG (which uses PyQt4, a more stable set of bindings) and then switch your interpreter to the EPD's one. Or use MacPorts, if you feel brave enough :-)

Answered By - Carlos Cordoba