Merge pull request #344 from rgbkrk/allow-none-kernelspec

return None kernel_spec if kernel_name not set
jupyter · Feb 6, 2018 · 37d1104 · 37d1104
2 parents 9c31adf + 09c96b8
commit 37d1104
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diff --git a/jupyter_client/manager.py b/jupyter_client/manager.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _kernel_name_changed(self, name, old, new):
 
     @property
     def kernel_spec(self):
-        if self._kernel_spec is None:
+        if self._kernel_spec is None and self.kernel_name is not '':
             self._kernel_spec = self.kernel_spec_manager.get_kernel_spec(self.kernel_name)
         return self._kernel_spec