Using the Spyder IDE

To launch the Spyder Python IDE, which is included in Anaconda Python, simply type spyder in a terminal window. Gurobi Interactive Shell commands can be typed directly into the Spyder Console window:

Note that a general-purpose Python IDE like Spyder requires one extra step that isn't required when you launch the Gurobi shell from the gurobi.sh command: you must manually load the Gurobi module by typing from gurobipy import * before issuing any Gurobi commands.

You can also use Spyder to run any of the Gurobi examples. For example, if you use Open under the File menu to open Gurobi example mip1.py, and then click on the Run icon (the green triangle), you should see:

Some Gurobi examples require command-line arguments. Those can be input from the Configure... item of the Run menu. For example, to run the sudoku.py example with file sudoku1 as input...

Anaconda Python includes all of the Python modules used in the Gurobi examples, but feel free to explore the vast library of additional Python modules. A list of available modules can be found at the PyPI site. You can use the conda command to install additional modules. Type conda into a terminal window with no arguments to get additional information on this command.