[Python-Dev] Another 1.6 wish

[Christopher Petrilli]

Guido van Rossum [guido@CNRI.Reston.VA.US] wrote:
> > >We had some discussion a while back about enabling thread support by
> > >default, if the underlying OS supports it obviously.  
> 
> I agree with this.  MacOS seems to be the only OS without threads
> these days.

I believe the new GUISI package has pthread-API compatible threads
implemented, which talk to the underlying ThreadManager.  With MacOSX
being impending before 1.6 (i.e. early 2000), I'd say this is a good
way to go.  Threads are VERY useful for a lot of problem domains.

Chris
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