diff -Nru spyder-5.4.2+ds/debian/changelog spyder-5.4.2+ds/debian/changelog
--- spyder-5.4.2+ds/debian/changelog	2023-02-22 10:39:48.000000000 +0000
+++ spyder-5.4.2+ds/debian/changelog	2023-02-23 10:59:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+spyder (5.4.2+ds-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix translation-loading patch (see discussion at
+    https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/pull/20582)
+
+ -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>  Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:59:49 +0000
+
 spyder (5.4.2+ds-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Force pip to install boilerplate package during autopkgtest run
diff -Nru spyder-5.4.2+ds/debian/patches/make-translations-singleton.patch spyder-5.4.2+ds/debian/patches/make-translations-singleton.patch
--- spyder-5.4.2+ds/debian/patches/make-translations-singleton.patch	2023-02-22 10:39:48.000000000 +0000
+++ spyder-5.4.2+ds/debian/patches/make-translations-singleton.patch	2023-02-23 10:59:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
  """
  
 -from spyder.config.base import get_translation
-+from spyder.config.base import _
++from spyder.config.base import get_translation, _
 --- a/spyder/api/widgets/main_widget.py
 +++ b/spyder/api/widgets/main_widget.py
 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@