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+\section{Getting started with Spyder}\label{getting-started-with-spyder}
+
+In this tutorial we will cover the basics of using the Spyder IDE
+(Interactive Development Environment). If you've ever worked with MATLAB
+before, then this will feel familiar. Spyder is a program that allows
+you to write, run and de-bug code.
+
+\subsection{Launching Spyder}\label{launching-spyder}
+
+Using Anaconda we will select the environment we created earlier
+\emph{spyder-dev} and then we can launch spyder from the Home page.
+
+\subsection{Spyder Interface}\label{spyder-interface}
+
+\begin{figure}
+\centering
+\includegraphics{https://docs.spyder-ide.org/current/_images/mainwindow_default_1610.png}
+\caption{Spyder Interface}
+\end{figure}
+
+Once you open up Spyder in it's default configuration, you'll see three
+sections; the editor IPython Console, Help viewer. You can customize the
+interface to suit your prefference and needs some of which include,
+rearrange, undock, hide panes. Feel free to set up Spyder as you like.
+
+\subsubsection{Editor}\label{editor}
+
+This pane is used to write your scripts. The
+
+\begin{figure}
+\centering
+\includegraphics{https://docs.spyder-ide.org/5/_images/editor-components.png}
+\caption{Editor key components}
+\end{figure}
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+\def\labelenumi{\arabic{enumi}.}
+\tightlist
+\item
+  The left sidebar shows line numbers and displays any code analysis
+  warnings that exist in the current file. Clicking a line number
+  selects the text on that line, and clicking to the right of it sets a
+  \href{https://docs.spyder-ide.org/5/panes/debugging.html\#debugging-breakpoints}{breakpoint}.
+\item
+  The scrollbars allow vertical and horizontal navigation in a file.
+\item
+  The context (right-click) menu displays actions relevant to whatever
+  was clicked.
+\item
+  The options menu (``Hamburger'' icon at top right) includes useful
+  settings and actions relevant to the Editor.
+\item
+  The location bar at the top of the Editor pane shows the full path of
+  the current file.
+\item
+  The tab bar displays the names of all opened files. It also has a
+  Browse tabs button (at left) to show every open tab and switch between
+  them---which comes in handy if many are open.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\subsubsection{IPython Console}\label{ipython-console}
+
+This pane allows you to interactively run functions, do math
+computations, assign and modify variables.
+
+\begin{figure}
+\centering
+\includegraphics{https://docs.spyder-ide.org/5/_images/console-standard.png}
+\caption{IPython Console}
+\end{figure}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\tightlist
+\item
+  Automatic code completion
+\item
+  Real-time function calltips
+\item
+  Full GUI integration with the enhanced Spyder
+  \href{https://docs.spyder-ide.org/5/panes/debugging.html}{Debugger}.
+\item
+  The
+  \href{https://docs.spyder-ide.org/5/panes/variableexplorer.html}{Variable
+  Explorer}, with GUI-based editors for many built-in and third-party
+  Python objects.
+\item
+  Display of Matplotlib graphics in Spyder's
+  \href{https://docs.spyder-ide.org/5/panes/plots.html}{Plots} pane, if
+  the Inline backend is selected under Preferences ‣ IPython console ‣
+  Graphics ‣ Graphics backend, and inline in the console if Mute inline
+  plotting is unchecked under the Plots pane's options menu.
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsubsection{Variable Explorer}\label{variable-explorer}
+
+This pane shows all the defined variables (objects) stored. This can be
+used to identify the data type of variables, the size and inspect larger
+arrays. Double clicking the value cell opens up a window which allowing
+you to inspect the data in a spreadsheet like view.
+
+\begin{figure}
+\centering
+\includegraphics{https://docs.spyder-ide.org/5/_images/variable-explorer-standard.png}
+\caption{Variable Explorer}
+\end{figure}