spyder: IPython kernel hangs and does not restart when running files with Automatic graphics backend and using Wayland

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• Reproduced the issue after updating with conda update spyder (or pip, if not using Anaconda)
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Problem Description

When using the Graphics backend toAutomatic, running files (F5) hangs and it is not possible to restart the IPython kernel with Spyder 5.1.3 on Linux.

What steps reproduce the problem?

1. Set Graphics backend to Automatic
2. Try to run a file: IPython hangs (may take a couple of runs)
3. Try to restart a IPython kernel: nothing happens

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

I should be able to run files and restart kernels without IPython hanging.

Versions

• Spyder version: 5.1.3 None
• Python version: 3.9.7 64-bit
• Qt version: 5.12.9
• PyQt5 version: 5.12.3
• Operating System: Linux 5.13.14-200.fc34.x86_64

Dependencies

# Mandatory:
atomicwrites >=1.2.0          :  1.4.0 (OK)
chardet >=2.0.0               :  4.0.0 (OK)
cloudpickle >=0.5.0           :  2.0.0 (OK)
cookiecutter >=1.6.0          :  1.7.3 (OK)
diff_match_patch >=20181111   :  20200713 (OK)
intervaltree >=3.0.2          :  3.0.2 (OK)
IPython >=7.6.0               :  7.27.0 (OK)
jedi >=0.17.2;<0.19.0         :  0.18.0 (OK)
jsonschema >=3.2.0            :  3.2.0 (OK)
keyring >=17.0.0              :  23.1.0 (OK)
nbconvert >=4.0               :  6.1.0 (OK)
numpydoc >=0.6.0              :  1.1.0 (OK)
parso >=0.7.0;<0.9.0          :  0.8.2 (OK)
pexpect >=4.4.0               :  4.8.0 (OK)
pickleshare >=0.4             :  0.7.5 (OK)
psutil >=5.3                  :  5.8.0 (OK)
pygments >=2.0                :  2.10.0 (OK)
pylint >=2.5.0;<2.10.0        :  2.7.2 (OK)
pyls_spyder >=0.4.0           :  0.4.0 (OK)
pylsp >=1.2.2;<1.3.0          :  1.2.2 (OK)
pylsp_black >=1.0.0           :  None (OK)
qdarkstyle =3.0.2             :  3.0.2 (OK)
qstylizer >=0.1.10            :  0.2.1 (OK)
qtawesome >=1.0.2             :  1.0.3 (OK)
qtconsole >=5.1.0             :  5.1.1 (OK)
qtpy >=1.5.0                  :  1.11.0 (OK)
rtree >=0.9.7                 :  0.9.7 (OK)
setuptools >=49.6.0           :  58.0.4 (OK)
sphinx >=0.6.6                :  4.1.2 (OK)
spyder_kernels >=2.1.1;<2.2.0 :  2.1.1 (OK)
textdistance >=4.2.0          :  4.2.1 (OK)
three_merge >=0.1.1           :  0.1.1 (OK)
watchdog >=0.10.3             :  2.1.5 (OK)
xdg >=0.26                    :  0.27 (OK)
zmq >=17                      :  22.2.1 (OK)

# Optional:
cython >=0.21                 :  None (OK)
matplotlib >=2.0.0            :  3.4.3 (OK)
numpy >=1.7                   :  1.21.2 (OK)
pandas >=1.1.1                :  1.3.2 (OK)
scipy >=0.17.0                :  1.7.1 (OK)
sympy >=0.7.3                 :  None (OK)