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I am absolutely new to the installation of python IDE. I want to use the latest version of Spyder. To do that, I installed anaconda, with which Spyder is bundled together.

When I opened the Spyder, I got the messagebox (screenshot below) that I should update my Spyder version:

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I tried to execute the fist command conda update anaconda as per the screenshot's suggestion above. But I am getting the following error:

Note: you may need to restart the kernel to use updated packages.

PackageNotInstalledError: Package is not installed in prefix. prefix: C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\anaconda3 package name: anaconda

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PS: I am running Sypder as Administrator, and already tried to restart the kernel

Update-1 conda update conda also did not work and produced the error below:

Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): ...working... failed Note: you may need to restart the kernel to use updated packages. CondaSSLError: Encountered an SSL error. Most likely a certificate verification issue.

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skm
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To solve your problem, you can follow this instructions:

  1. Disable SSL certificate check:
>>> conda config --set ssl_verify false
  1. Now you can update conda:
>>> conda update -n base -c defaults conda
  1. Then install spyder:
>>> conda install spyder=5.4.3

Sources:

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