ImportError: dlopen: cannot load any more object with static TLS

[kmader]

Trying to use too many libraries in the same python notebook/kernel seems to cause problems
The simplist reproducible case is below
https://www.kaggle.com/kmader/library-overload

basically in any new kernel, loading tensorflow will fail if too many other libraries are loaded before

import numpy as np
import SimpleITK as sitk
import cv2
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import tensorflow as tf

A real notebook showing the problem is here (also justifying why all the different libraries were needed)
https://www.kaggle.com/kmader/x-ray-patient-scan-registration

Seems to have come up before with cv2 and torch (pytorch/pytorch#2083) and tensorflow models (tensorflow/models#523)

[kmader]

The full error message

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow.py in <module>()
     57 
---> 58   from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
     59   from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import __version__

/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py in <module>()
     27             return _mod
---> 28     _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
     29     del swig_import_helper

/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py in swig_import_helper()
     23             try:
---> 24                 _mod = imp.load_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal', fp, pathname, description)
     25             finally:

/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/imp.py in load_module(name, file, filename, details)
    242         else:
--> 243             return load_dynamic(name, filename, file)
    244     elif type_ == PKG_DIRECTORY:

/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/imp.py in load_dynamic(name, path, file)
    342             name=name, loader=loader, origin=path)
--> 343         return _load(spec)
    344 

ImportError: dlopen: cannot load any more object with static TLS

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-2-41389fad42b5> in <module>()
----> 1 import tensorflow as tf

/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/__init__.py in <module>()
     22 
     23 # pylint: disable=g-bad-import-order
---> 24 from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow  # pylint: disable=unused-import
     25 # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
     26 from tensorflow.tools.api.generator.api import *  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin

/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/__init__.py in <module>()
     47 import numpy as np
     48 
---> 49 from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow
     50 
     51 # Protocol buffers

/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow.py in <module>()
     72 for some common reasons and solutions.  Include the entire stack trace
     73 above this error message when asking for help.""" % traceback.format_exc()
---> 74   raise ImportError(msg)
     75 
     76 # pylint: enable=wildcard-import,g-import-not-at-top,unused-import,line-too-long

ImportError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 58, in <module>
    from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
  File "/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 28, in <module>
    _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
  File "/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 24, in swig_import_helper
    _mod = imp.load_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal', fp, pathname, description)
  File "/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/imp.py", line 243, in load_module
    return load_dynamic(name, filename, file)
  File "/opt/conda/lib/python3.6/imp.py", line 343, in load_dynamic
    return _load(spec)
ImportError: dlopen: cannot load any more object with static TLS


Failed to load the native TensorFlow runtime.

See https://www.tensorflow.org/install/install_sources#common_installation_problems

for some common reasons and solutions.  Include the entire stack trace
above this error message when asking for help.

[ghost]

Thanks @kmader

If you import Tensorflow before any other libraries, does it resolve the issue?

[kmader]

yes, both notebooks are now working well, it is a very strange error though

[ghost]

Opened an issue with Tensorflow

tensorflow/tensorflow#19010

[ghost]

This doesn't seem to be a problem anymore after adding a fix to the site patches (and also now using Tensorflow 1.10)