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Can't find launcher in ~/anaconda 2.0 in mac osx

I just did a clean install of ananconda 2.0 (python 3.4) on my mac osx after uninstalling the previous version of anaconda. I used the graphical installer but the launcher is missing in the ~/anaconda directory.

I tried running spyder and ipython from the terminal but i got long error messages that ended with: ValueError: unknown locale: UTF-8

I am a newbie to python programming and this is quite unnerving for me. I have gone through related answers but I still need help.

Guys, please kindly point me in the right direction.

Thanks.

Solution

  • You have two problems here:

    1. The Anaconda launcher haven't been ported to Python 3 yet, so that's why you can't find it.

    2. To fix the ValueError: unknown locale: UTF-8 problem, you need to:

      • Open a terminal

      • Write this command on it

        nano ~/.bashrc (nano is terminal-based editor)

      • Paste this text in nano:

        export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

        export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8

      • Hit these keys to save: Ctrl+O+Enter, then Ctrl+X to exit.

      • Close that terminal, open a new one and try to start spyder. Everything should be fixed now.