import ctypes fails with a statically linked interpreter due to dlopen() failure
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Description
| BPO | 37060 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @indygreg |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2019-05-27.00:02:41.529>
labels = ['ctypes', '3.7']
title = 'import ctypes fails with a statically linked interpreter due to dlopen() failure'
updated_at = <Date 2019-05-27.00:02:41.529>
user = 'https://github.com/indygreg'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37060'
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Linked PRs
- gh-153890
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the ctypes component and the dlopen() failure described in the issue, then inspect linked PR gh-153890 for the work already underway. Reproduce importing ctypes with a statically linked interpreter; done when the import succeeds without the dlopen() failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100