[ARROW-1960] [Python] Pre-emptively import TensorFlow if it is available

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: Python
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/17948
• Assignee: Wes McKinney
• Reporter: Wes McKinney
• Created: 02/Jan/18 17:08
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:18
• Resolved: 24/Jan/18 02:39

Description

To work around some ABI incompatibility issues with libstdc++ (TF is using a newer compiler), we should consider importing tensorflow first if it is available before loading Arrow's shared libraries built with the manylinux1 toolchain. See discussion in

https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/1450

One question is whether TensorFlow's symbols will clash with Arrow's in some way that might impact its functioning.