diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_base_renderers.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_base_renderers.py
index 5f42b2d01fc..f6cc4f9c1d3 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_base_renderers.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_base_renderers.py
@@ -609,11 +609,10 @@ def to_mimebundle(self, fig_dict):
 
     def build_filename(self):
         ip = IPython.get_ipython() if IPython else None
-        if ip:
-            cell_number = next(ip.history_manager.get_tail(1), (0, -1, ""))[1] + 1
-        else:
+        try:
+            cell_number = list(ip.history_manager.get_tail(1))[0][1] + 1 if ip else 0
+        except Exception:
             cell_number = 0
-
         return "{dirname}/figure_{cell_number}.html".format(
             dirname=self.html_directory, cell_number=cell_number
         )