New features
* Allow IPython magics in code again.
* Allow PyQt applications to be run multiple times.
* Remove `__file__` after running a file.
Pull Requests Merged
* [PR 209](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/209) - PR: Improve message about using invalid syntax in cells and files, by [ccordoba12](https://github.com/ccordoba12)
* [PR 208](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/208) - PR: Add flag to override data and handle NpzFile instances, by [dalthviz](https://github.com/dalthviz)
* [PR 206](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/206) - PR: Move CI to github actions on branch 1.x, by [goanpeca](https://github.com/goanpeca)
* [PR 204](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/204) - PR: Remove load_exception in CommBase, by [impact27](https://github.com/impact27)
* [PR 200](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/200) - PR: Fix %varexp namespace, by [impact27](https://github.com/impact27) ([6695](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/6695))
* [PR 199](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/199) - PR: Prevent completion from changing local objects while debugging, by [impact27](https://github.com/impact27)
* [PR 198](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/198) - PR: Add method to check dependencies for special consoles, by [dalthviz](https://github.com/dalthviz)
* [PR 195](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/195) - PR: Give access to the running namespace when refreshing variables, by [impact27](https://github.com/impact27)
* [PR 193](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/193) - PR: Update test to work with IPython 7.10+, by [impact27](https://github.com/impact27)
* [PR 192](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/192) - PR: Resend comm configuration on timeout, by [impact27](https://github.com/impact27)
* [PR 190](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/190) - PR: Allow IPython magics in code again, by [impact27](https://github.com/impact27) ([11023](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/11023))
* [PR 189](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/189) - PR: Patch PyQt to save created QApplication instances, by [impact27](https://github.com/impact27) ([2970](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/2970))
* [PR 187](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels/pull/187) - PR: Remove `__file__` after running script, by [impact27](https://github.com/impact27) ([1918](https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/1918))
In this release 13 pull requests were closed.
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