diff -r c9996d52a1b9 -r 6a315398a554 eric7/PluginManager/PluginRepositoryDialog.py --- a/eric7/PluginManager/PluginRepositoryDialog.py Wed Sep 08 19:53:16 2021 +0200 +++ b/eric7/PluginManager/PluginRepositoryDialog.py Thu Sep 09 19:04:53 2021 +0200 @@ -148,8 +148,11 @@ ): self.__reachabilityChanged( QNetworkInformation.instance().reachability()) - QNetworkInformation.instance().reachabilityChanged.connect( - self.__reachabilityChanged) + # TODO: remove this 'contextlib' with official relelase + import contextlib + with contextlib.suppress(Exception): + QNetworkInformation.instance().reachabilityChanged.connect( + self.__reachabilityChanged) else: # assume to be 'always online' if no backend could be loaded or # dynamic online check is switched of