[Python-Dev] Addition of "pyprocessing" module to standard lib.

[Tom Pinckney]

Why not use MPI? It's cross platform, cross language and very widely  
supported already. And there're Python bindings already.

On May 13, 2008, at 8:52 PM, Jesse Noller wrote:

> I am looking for any questions, concerns or benchmarks python-dev has
> regarding the possible inclusion of the pyprocessing module to the
> standard library - preferably in the 2.6 timeline.  In March, I began
> working on the PEP for the inclusion of the pyprocessing (processing)
> module into the python standard library[1]. The original email to the
> stdlib-sig can be found here, it includes a basic overview of the
> module:
>
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/stdlib-sig/2008-March/000129.html
>
> The processing module mirrors/mimics the API of the threading module -
> and with simple import/subclassing changes depending on the code,
> allows you to leverage multi core machines via an underlying forking
> mechanism. The module also supports the sharing of data across groups
> of networked machines - a feature obviously not part of the core
> threading module, but useful in a distributed environment.
>
> As I am trying to finish up the PEP, I want to see if I can address
> any questions or include any other useful data (including benchmarks)
> in the PEP prior to publishing it. I am also intending to include
> basic benchmarks for both the processing module against the threading
> module as a comparison.
>
> -Jesse
>
> [1] Processing page: http://pyprocessing.berlios.de/
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