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scipy-minimize should be reentrant

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Description

Long term issue: scipy-minimize is not thread-safe, preventing us form various parallelizations.

Hints are mentioned here: https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/9658

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Research direction

Start by reading the hints in scipy/scipy#9658, then trace the scipy-minimize integration and how it is invoked during parallel work. Done means the integration is reentrant and thread-safe, with tests demonstrating that concurrent optimization can proceed without interference.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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