Idea #19686
Updated by Peter Amstutz over 1 year ago
The python SDK method arvados.api() should return a ThreadSafeApiCache object instead of the plain API object. Benefits:
* It is threadsafe
* It creates a corresponding keep client object, which can be accessed by classes like Collection() that take an api client without having to manage passing an extra keep client object around.
* ThreadSafeApiCache uses python thread-local storage, we should be aware of how items in thread-local storage get cleaned up when the thread terminates.
This is in response to users running into this issue.