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Runtime finalization assumes all other threads have exited.

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Description

BPO 36476
Nosy @tim-one, @ncoghlan, @pitrou, @vstinner, @ericsnowcurrently, @phmc, @pablogsal, @nanjekyejoannah

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-03-29.20:38:26.289>
labels = ['expert-subinterpreters', 'interpreter-core', 'type-bug', '3.8', '3.9']
title = 'Runtime finalization assumes all other threads have exited.'
updated_at = <Date 2020-06-03.16:42:03.692>
user = 'https://github.com/ericsnowcurrently'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-06-03.16:42:03.692>
actor = 'vstinner'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core', 'Subinterpreters']
creation = <Date 2019-03-29.20:38:26.289>
creator = 'eric.snow'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36476
keywords = []
message_count = 10.0
messages = ['339143', '339145', '358745', '358747', '358749', '358750', '358751', '358782', '359101', '359103']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['tim.peters', 'ncoghlan', 'pitrou', 'vstinner', 'eric.snow', 'pconnell', 'pablogsal', 'nanjekyejoannah']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36476'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Begin with the Interpreter Core and Subinterpreters components and the runtime-finalization behavior described in the title; completion would require a fix and evidence that finalization no longer assumes other threads have exited.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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