update installation instructions (#841)

* update installation instructions

* Add spyder and remove typing

typing module is only need on olderversions for backport

docs/start/index.rst

@@ -10,46 +10,38 @@ Getting Started
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-For scientist we require to install anaconda, because it makes 
+For scientist we require to install Anaconda, because it makes
 easy to get all dependencies. 
-Download and install `here <https://www.continuum.io/downloads>`_.
-Make sure to download the latest version with python 3.5.
+Download and install `here <https://www.anaconda.com/download>`_.
+Make sure to download the latest version with python 3.6.
 
-Once you download, install anaconda according to the instructions on screen.
+Once you download, install Anaconda according to the instructions on screen.
 
 If you use \*nix, you really should use the source.
 
-The next section will guide you through the installation of qcodes
-on windows, although most of the things also work for osx and Linux.
+The next section will guide you through the installation of QCoDeS
+on Windows, although most of the things also work for osx and Linux.
 (that is, assuming you did not change your $PATH, and or have virtual envs,
 but in that case you should once more just use the source)
 
 Installation
 ------------
-Once installed launch the anaconda navigator. 
 
--  On the left side click on "Environments".
--  Then on the "new" icon, on the bottom.
--  Select a name: for this example we use qcodes
--  Finally click "create", and wait until done.
--  The enviroment is now created, click on its name to activate it
--  Click the green arrow to open a terminal inside it.
+To setup an Anaconda environment for QCoDeS it's convenient to download
+QCoDeS environment.yml file from
+`here https://github.com/QCoDeS/Qcodes/blob/master/environment.yml`_.
+Right click on raw and select save link as and download the file to a location
+that you can find again.
+Once Anaconda is installed and the environment.yml file downloaded
+launch an Anaconda Prompt.
 
 Now you are ready to install QCoDeS, type in the terminal.
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    conda install h5py
-    conda install matplotlib
-    pip install pyqtgraph
+    conda env create -f environment.yml
     pip install qcodes
 
-
-It's nice to have both plotting libraries because pyqtgraph provides nice
-interactive plots, and matplotlib publication ready figures (and also embedded
-live updating plots in the notebook).
-
-
 Enter QCoDes
 ------------
 In  general follow this steps to get a terminal back:
@@ -60,13 +52,20 @@ In  general follow this steps to get a terminal back:
 - Click qcodes to activate it
 - Click the green arrow to open a terminal inside it.
 
-Now go to the directory of your experiment, and start a notebook.
+Now go to the directory of your experiment, and start a notebook or spyder.
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    cd my_experiment
+    jupyter notebook
+
+or
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-	cd my_experiment
-	jupyter notebook
-	
+    cd my_experiment
+    spyder
+
 Then:
 
   - build quantum computer
@@ -77,4 +76,4 @@ Usage
 
 Read the :ref:`userguide`, and or browse the examples:
 
-	https://github.com/QCoDeS/Qcodes/tree/master/docs/examples
+   https://github.com/QCoDeS/Qcodes/tree/master/docs/examples

environment.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies:
  - pyqt=5.6.0
  - numpy
  - jupyter=1.0.0
- - typing
  - hypothesis
  - pytest
  - pytest-runner
+ - spyder