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theHamburglar
theHamburglar

Reputation: 399

Spyder 'runfile' is not defined

I am trying to run a script in Spyder, but am getting the following error:

NameError: name 'runfile' is not defined.

I tried a variety of things, like updating the PYTHONPATH variable, but nothing seems to be helping.
I have Python 2.7, Anaconda 2.4, and Spyder 2.3.8. I have my PYTHONPATH set to:

C:\anaconda\\...\externalshell

Upvotes: 0

Views: 5015

Answers (1)

theHamburglar
theHamburglar

Reputation: 399

The source of this was an issue with the import of sitecustomize. This was apparent when you clicked on All Programs>Anaconda>Anaconda Prompt in the Windows Start Menu. This entry offered some insight with that: How to reset Spyder IDE (Python 2.7) graphic user interface?

Essentially, go to a command prompt (cmd in Windows) and type the following:

spyder --reset
spyder --default

This resolved the underlying sitecustomize issue, which fixed the 'runfile' is not defined error.

Upvotes: 1

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