Crash report

What happened?

Compiling a Python script that uses Tabula-py (which uses JPype) with Nuitka results in a crash when starting the JVM from the Nuitka-compiled executable. The JVM reports EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in python311.dll and creates a core dump. This only happens with Nuitka binaries, not when running with the standard Python interpreter.

Minimal, reproducible example

import os
import tabula
os.environ["PATH"] = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "java_runtime", "bin") + os.pathsep + os.environ.get("PATH", "")
tabula.read_pdf("test.pdf")

Additional context

• Nuitka: 2.7.12
• Python: 3.11.x (CPython)
• Windows 10 x64 (also Java 21.x OpenJDK)
• Nuitka installed via pip, Python from python.org, Java (OpenJDK/Temurin) portable
• tabula-py and jpype1: latest
• Sample JVM output:

#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0xXXXXXXXX, pid=XXXXX, tid=XXXXX
#
# JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (XX.X.XX)
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (...)
# Problematic frame:
# C  [python311.dll+0xab9d6]
#
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
#

• Disabling JPype DLL preloading does not help. Same crash on multiple systems. Works with standard Python, only fails with Nuitka binary.
• This blocks all use of Tabula-py (and likely other JPype-based projects) with Nuitka.
• Related Nuitka issue: Crash: Nuitka-compiled binary using JPype/Tabula-py causes JVM core dump (EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION, python311.dll) Nuitka/Nuitka#3569

CPython versions tested on:

3.11

Operating systems tested on:

Windows

Output from running 'python -VV' on the command line:

Python 3.11.x (from python.org) on Windows 10 x64