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I just installed spyder 4.0.1 and am overwhelmed by all the bells and whistles. Which settings should I change/uncheck in order to get back to spyder 3 default behaviour?

Two most pressing problems are with the auto-complete (using TAB) in the editor:

  1. The first item is black on dark blue and therefore illegible. Can I adjust that?
  2. There are way too many irrelevant suggestions. Can I adjust that?

(Python/anaconda/win7 in case it makes a difference.)

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adr
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  • (*Spyder maintainer here*) This is so vague that I voted to be closed, sorry. If you really want an answer, please provide a more detailed question. – Carlos Cordoba Jan 13 '20 at 23:38
  • _(Question asker here)_ Well, perhaps I should have said, Spyder 3 *default* behaviour to make it more precise, but I will add something narrower too. – adr Jan 14 '20 at 17:51
  • Please post a screenshot of what you're seeing in your point `1.`. – Carlos Cordoba Jan 14 '20 at 20:32
  • Screenshot added to illustrate points 1 and 2. – adr Jan 15 '20 at 20:24

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(Spyder maintainer here) My answers:

The first item is black on dark blue and therefore illegible. Can I adjust that?

No, but that dark blue color comes from the Windows classic theme, which is really ugly. In the normal Windows 10 theme things look as expected:

completion widget with the normal Windows 10 theme

There are way too many irrelevant suggestions. Can I adjust that?

Yes. Please see my answer about that: https://stackoverflow.com/a/59724907/438386

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  • 1. Beauty is irrelevant. Other programs I use display things just fine, and so did spyder 3. – adr Jan 22 '20 at 21:31
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    2. There are a few other options besides Fallback. How should I set them to be more like spyder 3? (I don't remember what options spyder 3 offered as I hadn't played with them.) – adr Jan 22 '20 at 21:35
  • 1. I'm really not sure what changed between Spyder 3 and 4 that made that color different, but you're welcome to delve into our source code and try to find it. – Carlos Cordoba Jan 22 '20 at 23:10
  • 2. Sorry but that comment is as vague as your original question. – Carlos Cordoba Jan 22 '20 at 23:11
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    2. Where can I find documentation on the Autocomplete options in Spyder? – adr Jan 23 '20 at 09:17