Stackless Python for the Mac?

Just van Rossum just at letterror.com
Sat Jun 10 05:40:04 EDT 2000


At 11:38 PM +0200 09-06-2000, Jack Jansen wrote:
>There may be more complications, as the MacPython mainloop is a bit
>funny because of the frequent calls to WaitMextEvent to give cpu-time
>to other programs (MacOS is still in the basis non-preemptively
>scheduled).
>
>I've cc'd Just on this message, because he did a port of microthreads
>to macpython, and I seem to vaguely remember that this was related to
>stackless python. But I could be all wrong, i didn't really have the
>time to follow what happened. Just?

Erm, I don't think Stackless didn't involve any changes that affect what
you describe above. I have used the Stackless PythonCore for quite a while
now instead of the regular 1.5.2, (without using stackless' features that
much actually) and I haven't had a single problem...

Just






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