allow disabling the Python finalizer

rstudio · Sep 8, 2024 · 3689fab · 3689fab
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diff --git a/R/package.R b/R/package.R
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ initialize_python <- function(required_module = NULL, use_environment = NULL) {
 
   )
 
-  reg.finalizer(.globals, function(e) py_finalize(), onexit = TRUE)
+  # allow disabling the Python finalizer
+  if (!tolower(Sys.getenv("RETICULATE_DISABLE_PYTHON_FINALIZER")) %in% c("true", "1", "yes"))
+    reg.finalizer(.globals, function(e) py_finalize(), onexit = TRUE)
 
   # set available flag indicating we have py bindings
   config$available <- TRUE