I installed Spyder IDE using the exe installer spyder-2.2.3.win32.exe on Windows 7 , but I can't find the desktop icon. How to start Spyder IDE after installation?
Answer
If you install from python(x,y) then it should give you a desktop link, or a start menu link. If you install it from the Spyderlib website, like I did (https://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/), then do what I did, assuming you're running windows:
1) Go to the desktop
2) right-click > New > Shortcut
3) Have it open "C:\Python27\Scripts\spyder.bat" (assuming you have python 2.7 installed on your OS) and hit next
4) Type a name for your shortcut and hit finish
This creates a link to open your spyder executable. I'm sorry if it opens a Command Prompt window in the backgroud, that is necessary for Spyder to run.
You can also give it the spyder icon. Do the following:
1) right-click on the shortcut > Properties
2) Click the "Change Icon" button
3) Choose an icon from the system list or go to C:\Python27\Scripts and choose an icon from that location (hit "Browse..." to use explorer to get there)
EDITS
If you are having trouble getting Spyder to run, try making sure you installed right. Go to https://pythonhosted.org/spyder/installation.html to make sure you installed right
Also, Make sure you installed the correct version. If you have python 3.3 installed, the installer for python 2.7 will NOT work. Go to https://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/downloads/list to get a list of all the available downloads.