Code RoomSingleton initialization not thread-safe
HardPrep Room Coding #2300

Singleton initialization not thread-safe

Code reviewConcurrencySenior~18 min

Review this lazily-initialized singleton used from multiple threads.

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Separate real bugs from style. Rank issues by severity, point at the root cause rather than the symptom, and suggest a concrete fix, specific and kind.

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1_instance = None
2 
3def get_instance():
4 global _instance
5 if _instance is None:
6 _instance = ExpensiveClient()
7 return _instance
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