[Bug]: Matplotlib hangs on Spyder run on Mac #27231

Bug summary

I have a very basic code on my work computer to create a plot in Spyder using Matplotlib. I am new to Mac OS and installed Spyder through a standalone installer as my organization does not allow Anaconda. I have the most updated versions of Matplotlib, Spyder and Python. On running the code to generate an interactive plot, I see a white window that's frozen and hangs up. I can run Spyder only after I force quit the window.

Also, my backend is set to Automatic (Spyder-->preferences-->IPython console-->Graphics-->Backend-->automatic).
Plot works fine when I set it to inline but the disadvantage there is that it's not interactive.

Code for reproduction

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

a=[1,2,3,4,5]
b=[1,4,6,8,10]
plt.plot(a,b)
plt.show()

Actual outcome

Expected outcome

I was expecting to create a plot that works fine when I set backend to 'inline'

Additional information

No response

Operating system

Mac OS

Matplotlib Version

3.8.0

Matplotlib Backend

Qt5Agg

Python version

3.9.6

Jupyter version

No response

Installation

pip