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`Example page`: Plotly app fails to render

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Description

If you navigate to the Plotly example app over here

Observe the server logs showing the installation of plotly package.
Once the installation is finished, observe the error which stops the app from rendering

>>> Installing plotly ...
Unhandled error: can't start new thread

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Research direction

Open the linked Plotly example and reproduce the server-log failure during plotly installation. Trace the example and its package-installation path from the repository, then verify that the Plotly app renders without the can't start new thread error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
plotly, python, wasm
Domain
data-visualization, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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