[WIP] Avoid is_python_shutting_down

[hendrikmakait]

Closes #xxxx

• Tests added / passed
• Passes pre-commit run --all-files

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Unit Test Results

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    27 files  ± 0      27 suites  ±0   9h 56m 9s ⏱️ + 9m 37s
 3 965 tests ± 0   3 854 ✅ + 2    109 💤 ±0   2 ❌  -  1 
49 865 runs  +17  47 561 ✅ +13  2 290 💤  - 6  14 ❌ +11 

For more details on these failures, see this check.

Results for commit 6eda5e3. ± Comparison against base commit 4425516.