#What to use instead of notepad on mac install#
#What to use instead of notepad on mac code#

Or (depending on what operating system you're using), doubleclick the icon 'Jupyter Notebook' or 'JupyterLab' that is shown as one of the Anaconda-related tools. In a terminal, execute 'jupyter notebook' or 'jupyter lab'. There are two ways to start a Jupyter notebook or lab. Using the vpython module in a Jupyter notebook or Jupyter lab The following workaround, making and invoking a new environment, does work: 'conda create -n vpclean -c vpython vpython python=3' followed by 'source activate vpclean'. Some Mac users have reported that running from Spyder doesn't work. In Spyder you must go to Tools > Preferences > Run and specify 'Execute in a dedicated Python console'. You can start Spyder by clicking the Spyder icon that is installed with Anaconda, or you can start Spyder from a command prompt by typing 'spyder'.

#What to use instead of notepad on mac install#

For older versions of VPython, a simple option is to install the older Spyder 3.1.4 by executing 'conda install spyder=3.1.4', though Spyder 3.1.4 doesn't work with Python 3.7, which is what Anaconda now installs. The newest Spyder requires using VPython 7.5.0 or later. There is a suite of demo programs for use without a Jupyter notebook ( zip file).

#What to use instead of notepad on mac code#

In VPython 7.5.0 and later, the following code can be used to shut down a running program:ДЇrom vpython.no_notebook import stop_server You can scroll to see other parts of the display, but you may wish to right-click anywhere in the notebook and select 'Disable Scrolling for Outputs,' in which case VPython displays normally. In JupyterLab the default is for output to be displayed in a cell that has a very small height, and this includes a VPython display. This simplifies moving programs between Web VPython and VPython 7. This short program will display a white box on a black background:Д®ither with or without a Jupyter notebook, 'from vpython import *' also imports all math functions, clock(), random(), and arange().

You can launch a VPython program from applications such as IDLE, Spyder, or a terminal.