[NEST Users] Using NEST in Spyder/anaconda

Dear Sir, Dear Madam, I am currently trying to install NEST in order to be able to use it within an IDE, like Spyder. For the moment I am only able to do the following: open Terminal python3 import nest This works when I use it in the terminal of the computer, but when I open Spyder and execute the following: import nest neuron=nest.Create("iaf_psc_alpha") neuron.get() I get the following error message in the IPython console: runfile('/Users/julienballbe/NEST/untitled0.py', wdir='/Users/julienballbe/NEST') Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Users/julienballbe/NEST/untitled0.py", line 11, in <module> neuron=nest.Create("iaf_psc_alpha") AttributeError: module 'nest' has no attribute 'Create' I am using a Macbook pro M1Max, MacOS 12.0, Spyder 5.1.5, Python 3.9.7. I followed the instruction for building nest on your website ( https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/mac_install.ht…) and used your recommendation for M1 macs ( https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/conda_tips.html ). I build Nest following your instruction, the only error I got was when I ran : (nest-simulator-dev) julienballbe@pclnrs241 NEST % make installcheck NEST Testsuite Results ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phase Tests Skipped Failures Errors Time ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 basetests 6 0 0 0 2.0 02 selftests 8 0 0 0 1.0 03 unittests 179 0 0 0 47.0 04 regressiontests 94 2 0 0 55.0 07 pynesttests 93 0 0 93 2.0 07 pynesttests nc 0 0 0 0 0.0 08 cpptests 30 0 0 0 0.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 410 2 0 93 107.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE NEST TESTSUITE DISCOVERED PROBLEMS The following tests failed | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_NodeCollection | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_aeif_lsodar | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_changing_tic_base | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_clopath_synapse | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_all_to_all | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_array_fixed_indegree | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_array_fixed_outdegree | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_arrays | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_conngen | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_fixed_indegree | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_fixed_outdegree | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_fixed_total_number | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_one_to_one | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_pairwise_bernoulli | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_connect_symmetric_pairwise_bernoulli | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_create | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_current_recording_generators | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_erfc_neuron | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_errors | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_events | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_facetshw_stdp | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_get_set | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_getconnections | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_getnodes | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_glif_cond | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_glif_psc | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_helper_functions | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_jonke_synapse | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_json | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_labeled_synapses | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_mc_neuron | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_multiple_synapses | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_nodeParametrization | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_onetooneconnect | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_parameter | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_parrot_neuron | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_parrot_neuron_ps | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_poisson_generator_rate_change | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_pp_psc_delta | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_pp_psc_delta_stdp | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_quantal_stp_synapse | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_random123 | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_random_parameter | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_rate_copy_model | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_rate_instantaneous_and_delayed | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_rate_neuron | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_rate_neuron_communication | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_recording_backend_ascii | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_recording_backend_memory | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_recording_backends | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_refractory | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_regression_issue-1034 | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_regression_issue-1409 | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_regression_issue-2069 | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_regression_issue-2125 | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_siegert_neuron | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_split_simulation | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_stack | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_status | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_stdp_multiplicity | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_stdp_nn_synapses | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_stdp_synapse | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_stdp_triplet_synapse | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_step_rate_generator | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_synapsecollection | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_threads | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_tsodyks2_synapse | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_urbanczik_synapse | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_visualization | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_vogels_sprekeler_synapse | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_weight_recorder | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_weights_as_lists | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_sp.test_conn_builder | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_sp.test_disconnect | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_sp.test_disconnect_multiple | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_sp.test_enable_multithread | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_sp.test_growth_curves | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_sp.test_sp_manager | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_sp.test_synaptic_elements | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_sp.test_update_synaptic_elements | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_SynapseCollection_distance | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_basics | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_connect_layers | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_connect_sliced | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_connection_with_elliptical_mask | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_create_spatial | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_dumping | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_layerNodeCollection | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_layer_GetStatus_SetStatus | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_plotting | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_rotated_rect_mask | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_selection_function_and_elliptical_mask | .share.nest.testsuite.pytests.test_spatial.test_spatial_distributions Please report test failures by creating an issue at https://github.com/nest/nest_simulator/issues ---------------------------------------------------------------------- make[3]: *** [CMakeFiles/installcheck] Error 1 make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/installcheck.dir/all] Error 2 make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/installcheck.dir/rule] Error 2 make: *** [installcheck] Error 2 Can you please help me with this? I stay at your disposal for any further information. Thank you for your help, Best feelings, Julien Ballbé -- *Julien BALLBÉ Y SABATÉ* *Étudiant en thèse - PhD student* *Neurophysiology of Visual Computation* Centre Giovanni Borelli - CNRS UMR 9010 Université de Paris 45 rue des Saint-Pères, 75006 Paris, France Tel: +33 6 79 03 40 35