Spyder IDE Setup for FDS Python Utilities

Spyder IDE Setup for FDS Python Utilities

Spyder is a popular open-source IDE for Python.
To set it up:

1. first download FDS following:
   👉 FDS Compilation Guide

2. Then setup the FDS python environment (fds_python_env) following:
   👉 Python Setting Up Your Environment

If you already have Spyder IDE installed:

1. Open a terminal (or Command Prompt) and assuming fds_python_env is already activated:

   pip install spyder-kernels

2. Open your "spyder" IDE and go to either Tools/Preferences or Python/Preferences and edit the "Python interpreter" to point the "python" under the fds_python_env folder, and apply.

If you don't have Spyder IDE installed:

Linux, macOS, and Windows

One-time setup

Open a terminal (or Command Prompt) and assuming fds_python_env is already activated:

pip install spyder

Next time onwards

From any terminal (or Command Prompt) and assuming fds_python_env is already activated:

spyder

Spyder will launch, ready to edit, run, and visualize Python scripts (similar to MATLAB).