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Spyder is a Python IDE focused on script-based development, debugging, and variable management. If you are familiar with R, it reminds me of RStudio. It offers a multi-pane layout with a code editor, variable explorer, plots, and debugger.

Jupyter Lab, on the other hand, is a web-based interactive environment that works with Jupyter notebooks. It allows users to write and run code in small, independent cells, which is easier for new Python users. It also provides an interactive, notebook-style workspace for data analysis and visualization.

I currently use Jupyter Lab Desktop for my data science tasks because of its interactive nature and my preference for markdown-style Python. It also makes documenting and sharing my analysis with non-technical team members easier.

Note: Spyder does not natively support Markdown.