[ARROW-2173] [Python] NumPyBuffer destructor should hold the GIL

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.8.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.0
• Component/s: Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/18139
• Assignee: Antoine Pitrou
• Reporter: Antoine Pitrou
• Created: 19/Feb/18 12:09
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:19
• Resolved: 19/Feb/18 16:20

Description

Failure to hold the GIL can lead to crashes, depending on presence of several threads or whatever the object allocator needs to do.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1627