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diff --git a/qpid/extras/dispatch/src/python_embedded.c b/qpid/extras/dispatch/src/python_embedded.c
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "python_embedded.h"
+#include <qpid/dispatch/threading.h>
+#include <qpid/dispatch/log.h>
+
+static uint32_t     ref_count  = 0;
+static sys_mutex_t *lock       = 0;
+static char        *log_module = "PYTHON";
+
+void dx_python_initialize()
+{
+    lock = sys_mutex();
+}
+
+
+void dx_python_finalize()
+{
+    assert(ref_count == 0);
+    sys_mutex_free(lock);
+}
+
+
+void dx_python_start()
+{
+    sys_mutex_lock(lock);
+    if (ref_count == 0) {
+        Py_Initialize();
+        dx_log(log_module, LOG_TRACE, "Embedded Python Interpreter Initialized");
+    }
+    ref_count++;
+    sys_mutex_unlock(lock);
+}
+
+
+void dx_python_stop()
+{
+    sys_mutex_lock(lock);
+    ref_count--;
+    if (ref_count == 0) {
+        Py_Finalize();
+        dx_log(log_module, LOG_TRACE, "Embedded Python Interpreter Shut Down");
+    }
+    sys_mutex_unlock(lock);
+}
+
+