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[BUG]: crash importing again same module

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Description

Required prerequisites
What version (or hash if on master) of pybind11 are you using?

1.12.0

Problem description

Restarting an embedded interpreter gives crash when importing a module the second time.

A breakpoint instruction (__debugbreak() statement or a similar call) was executed in test.exe.

Some modules, like 'sys' or 'os', work fine.

Reproducible example code
int main() {

    py::initialize_interpreter();
    py::module_::import("numpy");  //--> it works fine with modules like 'sys', 'os'. 
    py::finalize_interpreter();

    py::initialize_interpreter();
    py::module_::import("numpy"); //--> crash here
    py::finalize_interpreter();
    return 0;
}
Is this a regression? Put the last known working version here if it is.

Not aware if this is a regression

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Research direction

Start by running the embedded-interpreter reproducer shown in the issue, focusing on the second py::module_::import("numpy") after reinitialization. Confirm the crash and determine what behavior should allow the interpreter to be initialized, finalized, and initialized again without failing on the second import.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, numpy, python
Domain
api, backend
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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