[Python-3000] the future of the GIL

[Guido van Rossum]

On 5/8/07, Thomas Heller <theller at ctypes.org> wrote:
> Wouldn't multiple interpreters (assuming the problems with them would be fixed)
> in the same process give the same benefit?  A separate GIL for each one?

No; numerous read-only and immutable objects (e.g. the small integers,
1-character strings, the empty tuple; and all built-in type objects)
are shared between all interpreters. Also, extensions can easily share
state between interpreters I believe.

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