- Update to version 4.2.0
New features
* New, self-contained installers for Windows and macOS.
* Add support for inline and interactive Matplotlib plots in the
debugger.
* Automatic detection of conda and pyenv environments in
Preferences > Python interpreter.
* Add functionality to do auto-formatting in the Editor. It can
be triggered in the menu Source > Format file or selection or
with the shorcut Ctrl+Alt+I (Cmd+Alt+I in macOS).
* Add support for text snippets in the Editor. The list of
available snippets is shown in `Preferences > Completion and
linting > Snippets`.
* Support caching cells send in succession to the IPython
console. This will run one cell after the previous one finished.
* Make variables take precedence over Pdb commands in the
debugger. In case a variable clashes with a command, you'll
have to prefix the command with !.
* Show a message to take a tour of Spyder features the first
time 4.2.0 is launched.
* Drop support for Python 2.7 and 3.5.
Important fixes
* Improve performance in the Editor when painting indent guides
and showing linting messages.
* Prevent the creation of temporary files in Dropbox directories
after saving in the Editor.
* Prevent the Outline to degrade performance in the Editor when
visible. This was achieved by moving this pane to use the LSP
architecture.
* Support Jedi 0.17.2