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why not remove thread support instead?

[Python-Dev] The endless GIL debate: why not remove thread support instead? [Python-Dev] The endless GIL debate: why not remove thread support instead?Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Fri Dec 12 11:09:26 CET 2008
Paul Moore wrote:
> 2. I'd like to see isolation based on multiple interpreters, but the
> problem lies with extensions (and at a lower level with the Python C
> API) which wasn't designed with isolation in mind. Changing that may
> be nice, but it's probably too late (or if not, it's likely to be a
> lot of work to do it in a compatible manner).

Actually, I believe 3.0 already took a big step towards allowing this by
changing the way modules are initialised.

Cheers,
Nick.

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Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia
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