Parallelization on muli-CPU hardware?

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.4377.1097009674.5135.python-list at python.org>,
Andreas Kostyrka  <andreas at kostyrka.org> wrote:
>
>So, IMHO, there are basically the following design decisions:
>GIL: large granularity
>MSL: (many small locks) would slow down the overall execution of Python
>     programs.
>MSLu: (many small locks, unsafe) inacceptable because it would change
>      Python experience ;)

That's a good summation.  Not quite QOTW, but definitely something
everyone should remember.
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