Kaggle/docker-python

[Bug] `tpu-info` Broken after TPU VM Upgrade

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#1504 opened on Oct 9, 2025

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Description

🐛 Bug

tpu-info has been broken after v162 - TPU VM

To Reproduce

Select TPU accelerator Run code:

!tpu-info

Current behavior

Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Expected behavior

Successfully show TPU cores and their Utilization

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
PythonTPU usage
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Investigate the changes introduced in the v162 TPU VM release (https://github.com/Kaggle/docker python/releases/tag/400ac06b974e3cb52d8606ffd9e6eb037da555e6d23df9dec34fc5677767e226). Look for any modifications to TPU related binaries or Python packages. Focus on the 'tpu info' command's source code (likely in the docker image) and determine whether a library dependency changed or a system update caused the segfault.