Ipython console in Spyder stuck on “connecting to kernel”

Question

I am new to python and coming from Matlab and I have installed the latest version of Python(x,y) (2.7.9.0) on my Win 8 64 bit PC.

The problem that I have is that, e

Answer 1

Had the same problem. At first it couldn't find the kernel. Closing Consol and reopening did not work. However, what did work was closing Spyder and then reopening. Note: I am running from python(x,y), not Anaconda.