Backport PR spyder-ide#22550: PR: Avoid crashes at startup due to fau…

…lty/outdated external plugins
meeseeksmachine · Sep 22, 2024 · 17fe08b · 17fe08b
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diff --git a/spyder/app/find_plugins.py b/spyder/app/find_plugins.py
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ def find_external_plugins():
                         "Entry point name '{0}' and plugin.NAME '{1}' "
                         "do not match!".format(name, plugin_class.NAME)
                     )
-            except (ModuleNotFoundError, ImportError) as error:
+            except Exception as error:
+                # We catch any error here to avoid Spyder to crash at startup
+                # due to faulty or outdated plugins.
                 print("%s: %s" % (name, str(error)), file=STDERR)
                 traceback.print_exc(file=STDERR)