Ways to invoke python and Spyder on OSX
To make spyder callable from Spotlight or Finder: Locate where your spyder executable is by running in Terminal: which spyder This should yield ~/anaconda/bin/spyder if you installed spyder via Anaconda, /opt/local/bin/spyder if you used MacPorts or something similar. Create a file called spyder in your Applications directory and make it executable. Then, fill it with … Read more