I've just installed Spyder, and I'm really disappointed with how slow it is. Starting it up feels like a tug of war, and doing tasks takes forever. My machine meets all the requirements, and I've never had issues with any other applications; even apps that are 20GB run faster than this 600MB one. Is this a common problem with Spyder? I'm looking for some honest opinions here.
2 Answers
You might want to consider switching to PyCharm Community or just using VSCode with the Python extension instead. They're generally more efficient and can save you some frustration.
I ditched all my fancy IDEs and set up Neovim. It's super fast and light on resources, plus I tailored it exactly how I like it. Definitely worth trying!
Since Spyder is built using Python, it can be slow on lower-end hardware. You might get better performance with PyCharm instead.
I've got to agree, I'm a VSCode purist myself!