# spyder-ide/spyder

Official repository for Spyder - The Scientific Python Development Environment

Repository: https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spyder
Homepage: https://www.spyder-ide.org
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: spyder, python, pyqt5, anaconda, anaconda-distribution, winpython, qt, language-server-protocol, ide
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:54:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4216, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 35, "gap_med": 47, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9294, forks 1789 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:30.344521+00:00)

## What it is
Spyder is a free, open-source scientific Python IDE built with PyQt, featuring an editor, interactive console, variable explorer, and plotting tools. It is designed for data scientists, engineers, and researchers doing scientific computing and analysis in Python.

## Use cases
- write and debug scientific python code
- ide for data science in python
- explore dataframe variables interactively
- run python scripts with an interactive console
- plot data while coding in python
- lightweight alternative to jupyter for python development

## When to choose
- you want a MATLAB-like scientific IDE for Python
- you need an integrated variable explorer and plots alongside your editor
- you work heavily with NumPy, pandas, or SciPy
- you want a free Python IDE bundled with Anaconda

## When to avoid
- you need general-purpose web or backend development tooling
- you prefer a lightweight text editor or terminal workflow
- you need remote/cloud-first development or heavy notebook workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, developer-tools, gui, data-science
- domain: data-science, developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: ide, scientific-computing, pyqt, jupyter, python-ide, language-server-protocol, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- spyder-ide/spyder (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.344521+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:22:32.451829+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.344521+00:00, sha 65dc679cfc85)
  - homepage: https://www.spyder-ide.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:37.694675+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.