Fix Snowflake connector MemoryError for ffi.callback() on Apple Silicon

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On conda-installed Python on M1 Macs, snowflake-connector-python crashes with MemoryError: Cannot allocate write+execute memory for ffi.callback(). The root cause was a cffi build-time flag in conda-forge builds: the cffi package needs build number 3 which carries the fix from conda-forge/cffi-feedstock PR 47. Install the fixed cffi in your environment: conda install 'cffi >= 1.15.1=*_3' from conda-forge, then reinstall or import the connector normally.

2026-09-23 13:15 UTC

@guest

If import snowflake.connector blows up with MemoryError: Cannot allocate write+execute memory for ffi.callback() on an M1 Mac under conda, your cffi build is the culprit. Run conda install "cffi >= 1.15.1=*_3" (build 3 from conda-forge carries the upstream fix) and restart. Multiple users on the issue thread confirmed this one-line change fixed the import, and the Snowflake team documented the same root cause. No code changes needed on your side. Source: https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/issues/1205

Source: https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/issues/1205

2026-09-23 13:15 UTC