ImportError: generic_type: cannot initialize type "StatusCode": an object with that name is already defined

Hi,

I am trying to figure out some issues with using the pybind11_abseil.status usage. TensorFlow as well as some other Google projects are using the pybind11_abseil modules. I found that as of TensorFlow 2.14.0 (2.13.1 is fine), it looks like that using TensorFlow in conjunction with packages that use pybind11_abseil will fail with the error

ImportError: generic_type: cannot initialize type "StatusCode": an object with that name is already defined

This happens for example in https://github.com/google-deepmind/launchpad/issues/44 and https://github.com/tensorflow/tflite-support/issues/954. The error happens when a pybind11 extension that uses
py::google::ImportStatusModule() is called.

For example

import tensorflow
import launchpad # Fails when importing an extension that uses ImportStatusModule.

Reversing the order we will see the same issues this time coming from TensorFlow trying to import a module that uses
ImportStatusModule.

I noticed that there are some changes to the pybind11_abseil version used in TensorFlow 2.14.0, which incoporates some changes around the import_status_module, but I don't have a really good clue about what that change entails, it would be quite useful if you can provide some help.

Thanks!

Start with the py::google::ImportStatusModule() entry point and reproduce the failure by importing TensorFlow and launchpad in both orders. Trace how the pybind11 extension initializes StatusCode; done means packages using ImportStatusModule can be imported together without the duplicate-type ImportError.