"There was an error running python" in Rodeo IDE

Question

After a fresh install of anaconda and a fresh install of Rodeo, I'm still getting:

There was an error running python when I try to set my path.

When I type which python into terminal, I get: /Library/anaconda/bin/python

Looking at my ~/.bash_profile, I have the following:

export PATH="/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH"
export PATH="/Library/anaconda/bin:$PATH"
export PATH="/Library/cling_jupyter/bin:$PATH"

When I try to set my which python path in Rodeo:

I get:

The weird thing is... the last output from the error:

Is an old path from an old anaconda installation.

And the other weird thing:

I have two 'pythons' in my bin folder. One is a .app and the other is an alias that actually points to the python3.5 file.

I have tried the following:

• http://rodeo.yhat.com/docs/#changing-your-python-path
• Discover which version of Python is in PATH and how to change it
• How to install Rodeo IDE in Anaconda python distribution?

But nothing has worked. Please help! I'd really love to get Rodeo on my system.

Answer 1

It looks like you have multiple anaconda's on your machine and the /Library one isn't configured correctly, so Rodeo is reverting to an old one.

Easiest thing to fix this is to remove anaconda completely and reinstall. I'd check out this post on uninstalling.

The "normal" spot for anaconda to install is your home directory: ~/

Other things to check:

• Running which -a python will list all the pythons on your system.
• Running which -a conda will list all the condas on your system.
• Check your .bashrc and .bash_profiles to make sure there aren't any rogue python paths being exported

(also be sure you have jupyter installed as well: pip install jupyter)