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Spyder IDE with python 3.10 seems freezing when click run button, but it works fine if run a single line beforehand running the entire script

I have truble with last version of Spyder 5.4.0 with last version of Python 3.10.6.
Spyder version: 5.4.0 (conda)
Python version: 3.10.6 64-bit
Qt version: 5.15.2
PyQt5 version: 5.15.7
Operating System: Windows 10
Even if running a script like
print('Hello world')
when I click on the play green button, the IPython console seems freezing on this script, and it does not run for hours.
If I select this line of code and I run current selection or run the current cell it works fine. From this moment, it seems that spyder works fine, until at a certain point when I run it seems again freezing. I have to restart a new console and before running the script I have to run a single line or a single cell.
It seems that I have to 'activate' in someway the Python console in order to Spyder will run the script.
Does anyone have the same issue? How can I solve it?
I have tried to uninstall and reinstall both spyder and python many times, but it is useless.

After many trials, I noticed that there is something strange with IPython console. I noticed that when it hangs after running a code, if I delete all user variables, it worked fine.
Then I tryed to delete all variables before execution, and it work fine.
Therefore I discovered that a solution that worked for me is to go to preferences -> Run -> and untick the option 'Remove all variables before execution'
It is quite annoying because I have to do it manually every time before running, but in this way the spyder does not appear to hang anymore! I hope that the Spyder developers will solve it soon.
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I automatically solved by typing at the beginning of any script these lines, inspired from the question Code to clear console and variables in Spyder :
try:
from IPython import get_ipython
get_ipython().magic('clear')
get_ipython().magic('reset -f')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.close('all')
except:
pass
similar to Matlab in which you normally start your code with
clc
close all
clear all

Python, import command works in spyder but not in the console

The command from scipy import spatial works perfectly in Spyder. But when I directly start the python.exe which is used in Spyder and type from scipy import spatial in the console, I get an error ("DLL load failed..."). I don't understand how it can be. It is the same python.exe program in both cases. Could anyone please help me.
I use Windows 7. The background of my question: I want to run my program via task scheduler in Windows. The program runs fine via Spyder. But not in the task scheduler. The reason is described above.

Attach external system terminal into Spyder

I have been running into a trouble whereby Spyder IPython console is not producing Matplotlib figures as desired. I thought initially that there is something wrong in my code since jupyter notebook gives me the same wrong figures. However, when running the script in Spyder using external terminal the figures are produced as desired. Also, when I run the code in VSC the correct figures are displayed.
So the only option I am left with in Spyder is to use the external terminal to execute the code. However, it is quite a pain every time to run some codes and then manually close the terminal.
I would like to know if there is a way to permanently attach the external terminal inside Spyder? I hate the IPython console when it comes to plotting matplotlib figures!!

(Spyder maintainer here) Sorry but there's no way to dock an external Python terminal inside Spyder.

Asking for overwrite while trying to run script in ipython

I am fairly new to programming in python. I installed anaconda and am running iPython (the Jupyter qtconsole) v.4.3.0 and python v.3.6 on a Mac. Currently, I am trying to import a module with functions located in my home directory.
I have looked at stackoverflow and python documentation and found that it could be done with:
%run "Users/myUser/python_functions.py"
or
import python_functions
However, when I try both of these approaches, I get prompted to overwrite the file that I am running or importing:
File `python_functions.py` exists. Overwrite (y/[N])?
This is changing the previous file and not getting the functions I want to be imported.
What may explain this, and what can I do to import my module?

this is wrong but leaving it up for shame
import on ubuntu (and I'm guessing many other unix-like OSs including Mac) is a utility that saves any visible window on an X server and outputs it as an image file. You can capture a single window, the entire screen, or any rectangular portion of the screen.
My guess if you are running the import command in your console, and it's about to take a screenshot and save it over an existing file - python_functions
Before you the use the python import command, start a python interpreter:
$ python
>>>import yourfile
edit: on re-reading your question, I'm not so sure about my guess anymore, but leaving it up until you tell me I'm wrong :)

Running Jupyter qtconsole as an interpreter is likely causing the problem in this scenario. Instead using a IDE or command line interpreter will resolve it .
Since anaconda was installed, trying it with the IDE Spyder executes the code just fine without the overwrite prompt. It works on others (e.g PyCharm, Rodeo, etc.) as well.

Jupyter IPYNB Problems

so I'm trying to familiarize myself with the Jupyter Notebook and am running into issues.
When I run the following code in the normal .py file of my PyCharm IDE it runs perfect; however, if I run it in my notebook the [*] never disappears meaning it just continuously runs never ending. Any idea why that might be the case? all answers much appreciated!
import pandas as pd
train_file='C:\Users\DDautel\Anaconda2\PycharmProjects\Kaggle\Titanic\RUN.csv'
test_file='C:\Users\DDautel\Anaconda2\PycharmProjects\Kaggle\Titanic\RUN2.csv'
train=pd.read_csv(train_file)
test=pd.read_csv(test_file)
print train.describe()
print test.describe()

For others gratification:
Glad it's solved.
Make sure python, ipython, jupyter from anaconda (using conda env's possibly) is in your path before others. Order is important.