basic python threading question

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <q_IA5.42927$dZ2.15588642 at news3.rdc1.on.home.com>,
Tom <nospam at nospam.com> wrote:
>
>This would be a problem for threading, unless all atomic objects are
>thead-safe.  Now, all atomic objects appear to me to be immutable.  Are
>immutable objects inherently thread-safe in Python (even if the ref count
>change)?

Yes, immutable objects are thread-safe.  Remember that assignment in
Python is a binding operation, not a modification operation.
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