The Python Way
Skip Montanaro
skip at pobox.com
Wed Mar 27 19:37:25 EST 2002
I wrote that I should look at replacing code like this
self.cache_lock.acquire()
try:
fiddle_some_cache...
finally:
self.cache_lock.release()
with code like this
some_cache = self.some_cache_queue.get()
fiddle_some_cache...
self.some_cache_queue.put(some_cache)
I eventually realized I can avoid the try/finally however. If something
happens within fiddle_some_cache... in the second code example I'd wind up
with an empty queue. So, if I needed try/finally in the acquire/release
case, I will need it in the get/put case. Silly me...
Skip
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