Standalone application not starting; Win10

[richard]

@chrisbrown

I am indeed trying to use the system python at C:\Python27, and this is where everything was pip-installed. Typing “import psychopy” into the system python does nothing (i.e. no errors) so that seems ok.

Are you absolutely sure you want to continue using that Python installation? As soon as you need to install mathematical packages like the NumPy/Scipy stack and Pandas (which is used in some parts of PsychoPy), you may run into problems. I would strongly suggest to use a scientific Python distro to start with, e.g., Anaconda.

Edit:

Coding via Spyder - AttributeError: No audio API found. Try installing pyo 0.6.8+, or pygame 1.8+

I regularly do install a “psychopy stack” on Anaconda, and I cannot really reproduce your problems. To get PsychoPy up and running (without audio and ioHub support), the following commands should be executed from the Anaconda prompt: conda install wxpython pip install pyglet psychopy To get audio support from Pyo, you indeed have to install it manually from a setup file: http://ajaxsoundstudio.com/downloads/pyo_0.8.0_py2.7_setup.exe Select the Anaconda base directory as installation targ…