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GeezerVison is showing github.com — gh-135893: Lazily initialize the libffi allocator in ctypes by ZeroIntensity · Pull Request #161844 · python/cpython

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@ZeroIntensity ZeroIntensity commented Nov 12, 2026 •
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This prevents libffi from causing side effects when ctypes is imported.

  • Issue: Importing ctypes results in extra open libffi file descriptor since 3.14 #135893

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ZeroIntensity added 2 commits November 11, 2026 20:50
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Lazily load the libffi allocator in ctypes
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Move comment.
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@ZeroIntensity ZeroIntensity added the needs backport to 3.14 bugs and security fixes label Nov 12, 2026
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ZeroIntensity requested a review from ericsnowcurrently as a code owner November 12, 2026 01:56
@ZeroIntensity ZeroIntensity added the needs backport to 3.15 bugs and security fixes label Nov 12, 2026
@bedevere-app bedevere-app Bot mentioned this pull request Nov 12, 2026
Importing ctypes results in extra open libffi file descriptor since 3.14 #135893
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@bedevere-app bedevere-app Bot added the awaiting core review label Nov 12, 2026
ZeroIntensity added 2 commits November 11, 2026 20:57
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Don't make a new test class.
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Adjust blurb entry.
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