// Initialize initializes the python interpreter and its GIL
func Initialize() error {
// make sure the python interpreter has been initialized
if C.Py_IsInitialized() == 0 {
C.Py_Initialize()
}
if C.Py_IsInitialized() == 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("python: could not initialize the python interpreter")
}
// make sure the GIL is correctly initialized
if C.PyEval_ThreadsInitialized() == 0 {
C.PyEval_InitThreads()
}
if C.PyEval_ThreadsInitialized() == 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("python: could not initialize the GIL")
}
return nil
}
func init() {
log.Debug("> Initilize Python.")
runtime.LockOSThread()
if C.Py_IsInitialized() == 0 {
C.Py_Initialize()
}
if C.Py_IsInitialized() == 0 {
panic(fmt.Errorf("python: could not initialize the python interpreter"))
}
// make sure the GIL is correctly initialized
if C.PyEval_ThreadsInitialized() == 0 {
C.PyEval_InitThreads()
}
if C.PyEval_ThreadsInitialized() == 0 {
panic(fmt.Errorf("python: could not initialize the GIL"))
}
log.Debug("< Initilized Python.")
_tstate := C.PyGILState_GetThisThreadState()
C.PyEval_ReleaseThread(_tstate)
}