From 01de31e677f52b45ba04c6aaaed7190857f8eb15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dalthviz <d.althviz10@uniandes.edu.co>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:50:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Catch TypeError while executing code instructions in the
 IPython console.

---
 spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py
index 3e31e218901..880df084599 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py
@@ -945,7 +945,11 @@ def execute_code(self, lines, current_client=True, clear_variables=False):
                 if not current_client:
                     # Clear console and reset namespace for
                     # dedicated clients
-                    sw.sig_prompt_ready.disconnect()
+                    # See issue 5748
+                    try:
+                        sw.sig_prompt_ready.disconnect()
+                    except TypeError:
+                        pass
                     sw.silent_execute(
                         'get_ipython().kernel.close_all_mpl_figures()')
                     sw.reset_namespace(warning=False, silent=True)