Ipython/jupyter Qtconsole Fails To Start In Anaconda 2.4.0

After upgrading Anaconda3 (32-bit) from version 2.3.0 to 2.4.0 (by reinstalling Anaconda) on my Windows 7 64-bit machine, the iPython/jupyter qtconsole fails to start: when executi

Solution 1:

After copying QtCore4.dll and QtGui4.dll from C:\Anaconda3\Library\bin to .\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4, as suggested here, I got the qtconsole going again. However, this is not a very elegant solution.

Solution 2:

I have installed Anaconda_4.1.1.1 to resolve the issue. The 4.1.1.1 has a qt.conf file that configures Qt for windows. Adding this to help other users who are facing the same issue with latest Anaconda 4.3 version (though this post is a little old now)

Browse the below path for all the old anaconda versions:

https://repo.continuum.io/archive/