Best processor (i386) for Python performance?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2004-08-26, Brett C. <brett at python.org> wrote:

> In terms of multithreading, an I/O intensive app that is
> threaded can make use of dual procs.  Otherwise threaded apps
> can't for technical reasons (GIL and such but don't need to
> get into those details).

That's rather dissappointing.  If I write a multi-threaded app
in C it can utilize multiple processors, but the same app in
Python can't?

Not that I _have_ any SMP machines...

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